By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has slammed the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 6 Anambra ballot, Senator Andy Uba, over alleged claims that he recently met with IPOB members to discuss the forthcoming governorship poll.

The group wondered how it could have granted audience to Uba “who has never issued common press statement against killings by Fulani herdsmen”.

IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said in a statement on Monday: “The attention of the Indigenous People of the Biafra, IPOB, has been drawn to the laughable and disgraceful statement credited to the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the Anambra election, Andy Uba that he met with IPOB members to discuss the forthcoming governorship poll.

“What has Andy Uba done since our leader was abducted to seek his release? It's now that Andy Uba is involved in Anambra election that he knows he can engage IPOB?

“We challenge Andy Uba to disclose the IPOB members he met with. Again, we won't tolerate the use of IPOB's name for any scam. Enough is enough! We also warn media platforms to ensure they verify any news that has to do with IPOB before publishing. The media especially social media should stop using IPOB to market their platforms.

“We therefore, want to make it categorically clear that Andy Uba met nobody in IPOB. IPOB has no interest in the zoo election, and could not have met with Andy Uba or anybody or politician for that matter to discuss anything pertaining to election. Andy Uba and his likes should leave IPOB out of their politics. Again, Andy Uba could not have possibly accessed the leadership of IPOB. He should therefore stop using IPOB to get cheap popularity.

“IPOB has no time for political desperados whose only interest is their

pocket.”

The group cautioned politicians to stop associating IPOB with their dirty politics, saying that it has no interest in the zoo politics.

“Our mandate is to restore Biafra and we will not be distracted from that objective for whatever reason,” it added.