Nnamdi Kanu: Anambra Guber Can’t Hold, ‘I Control The People 100%’

There are indications that the upcoming governorship election in Anambra State will record low turnout of voters following Nnamdi KAnu’s declaration that he has 100 per cent control of the people.

Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), ​stated that the entire people of South East were in support of his call for secession.

The IPOB leader said this in an interview with journalists late Friday.

Kanu, who warned the Igbo to immediately vacate the north, said “they have been in the North, and they have been killing us since 1945. If you chose to live in the North, you chose to be a sacrificial lamb because one day, they will kill you”.

​Speaking on the upcoming Anambra elections, he said, “​There will not be any election in Anambra on the 18th of November, 2017, and there won’t be any going forward until they give me a date for a referendum.

​On what could be done for elections to hold, Kanu said: “There will not be any election in Anambra on the 18th of November, 2017, and there won’t be any going forward until they give me a date for a referendum. They know what to do, it is very simple. They should convene a meeting, I attend or I send my representative and they give us a date. That is very simple. That is the only way we can have elections. ​” ​​

Asked if his position could lead to bloodshed: “Where on this earth have you ever found self-determination resulting in any form of conflict? Only in Nigeria, because those in the political class are not educated enough to understand or distinguish between self-determination and war. They don’t mean the same thing. Referendum does not mean the same thing as war. If there is war, we still have to sit round the table to discuss, ultimately. If there isn’t any war, we still need to discuss. Things cannot go on this way. The status quo can no longer hold. Like Evangelist Eliot Ukoh said, if on or before October 1st nothing happens in terms of substantive restructuring, they will support us.”

Asked if he was bothered that Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other Igbo leaders could boycott the election, he said, “No, I’m not because the people are with us. We control the people 100 per cent. And come to Anambra on the 18th of November, 2017, the whole world will be amazed”.

​”If people come out to vote, IPOB ​will not ​do​ anything. We are entirely peaceful. We are not stopping anyone from voting. If you want to vote, you can go and vote. We are democrats​” ​.

​On if he considers his interviews being against his bail conditions, Kanu said: “You (journalists) asked me a question. Do you suggest I should ignore you?.”

“I am replying you. That is what I am doing. I am not giving an interview, I am responding to the question you asked me..”

“The judge is a very learned fellow. She cannot stop me from speaking. Buhari and the DSS have been in multiple breach of court order after court order. I wish you can go to the DSS and ask Daura, what is his name? Lawal whatever his name is, the DSS Director General, why doesn’t DSS obey court orders?.”

“They are the ones flouting the court orders. It’s not me. What I am doing is entirely legal. You ask me a question and I respond because if I keep quiet, you see me as a very arrogant fellow”.

Asked if he is convinced Biafra agitation will come to pass, the IPOB leader said, “I am convinced because I am a Biafran. Anything we put our heart to, we accomplish it. We sustained the war for three years. Under the most heinous blockade and excommunication from the rest of humanity, we managed to survive for three years. So when Biafrans accept to do something, people should be concerned because we must accomplish what we are pursuing. I will accomplish what I am pursuing because I am a Biafran. Not the fake Biafra that people bandy about all over the place. We are very special, I can assure you.”

Speaking on the October 1 quit notice given Igbo by Arewa Youth, he said: Who gave the order? I don’t know who they are. Inconsequential street urchins. Badly educated. Not polished nor cultured enough to offer any opinion on any issue of great importance. So why should I respond to them?.”

On the condition for Igbo to abandon their property in the North for Biafra to be realized, He said: “That is the issue I have with education in Nigeria. People are badly educated. You are aware that Scotland is seeking to leave the United Kingdom? Are you remotely implying that every person from Scotland who lives in England should now return to Scotland? Britain just left the EU. Are you now implying that every British citizen in the EU should come back to Britain in order to finalise that process of extraction of Britain from the EU? It is an indictment of the education system in Nigeria that people go through school and come out even more hopeless than when they went into it.”