The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) has on Thursday declared a sit-at-home in protest over the President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the South East in.
IPOB in a broadcast on Monday evening declared Thursday as a Sit-at-home protest over the president’s visit.
Mazi Chika Edoziem, an IPOB executive, had on Monday said that President Buhari is not “welcomed into Imo State, Biafra Land on Thursday, September 9, 2021.”
“All the traditional rulers, all ndi iche and every Biafran should stay away from any ceremony organised by Hope Uzodimma to welcome him.”
The Governor of Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodinma had stated that the President would visit the state on the 9th of September to commission some projects.
He listed roads constructed through Federal Government/World Bank intervention and Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management (NEWMAP) projects.
The Governor said: “Imo has been able to attract additional support from Mr. President on the management of some ecological problems in the state.”
