Anambra election must hold – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has supported the move for the November 6 Anambra State governorship election.

This was made known in a statement signed by the group’s leader and Director of Information Uchenna Madu and Edeson Samuel, respectively, in Enugu, on Monday.

The group cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission against manipulating the outcome of the poll.

According to the communique, the decision to endorse the conduct of the poll was taken after a stakeholders meeting.

The communiqué partly read, “Having studied the political, economic, religious and social implications of not having a credible election in Anambra State and the political mourning that may erupt by imposing a non-representative of Ndi Anambra as their governor, MASSOB declares that the Anambra governorship election slated on November 6, 2021 will hold as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“That the Anambra State governorship election must be peaceful and, credible as MASSOB has issued instructions to our 21 LGA coordinators, three senatorial zonal leaders, 310 provincial administrators and all MASSOB security personnel to assist in effecting a peaceful and credible election in Anambra State.”

It could be recalled that it was rumored that separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), had stated that there will no election in the south east state unless the federal government release their incarcerated leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

However, former Abia State deputy governor and the minority leader of the National Assembly, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has stated that it was not true that the IPOB gave such directive.