{"id":48166,"date":"2021-08-10T17:19:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T16:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=48166"},"modified":"2021-08-10T15:58:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T14:58:01","slug":"biafra-youre-too-insignificant-to-be-consulted-on-our-struggle-ipob-tells-ambazonias-ekome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/biafra-youre-too-insignificant-to-be-consulted-on-our-struggle-ipob-tells-ambazonias-ekome","title":{"rendered":"Biafra: You\u2019re too insignificant to be consulted on our struggle \u2013 IPOB tells Ambazonia\u2019s Ekome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday said self-acclaimed President of Ambazonia, Sako Ekome is inconsequential, selfish and a traitor and as such cannot be consulted in the Biafran freedom fight in the south east zone.<\/p>\n<p>The group made this known through a statement signed by the IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, and forwarded to DAILY POST on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads in part: \u201cThe attention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to the statement and claims by one Sako Ekome, a self-acclaimed President of Ambazonia, that he was not consulted before the Memorandum of Understanding between Biafra and Ambazonia was signed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe therefore wish to inform him that Biafra does not recognize traitors and selfish fellows like him. He is too inconsequential and unreliable to be consulted or involved in any deal between Biafra and Ambazonia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t recognize him because he is not working for the people of Ambazonia. He has never had their mandate. We know his sponsors and whose interests he protects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only true Ambazonian Leader recognised by Biafra and our leader is Dr Cho Ayaba. Dr Cho Ayaba and Co have been busy fighting for the liberation of their people and fighting the terrorist leaders in French Cameroon led by Paul Biya.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut instead of supporting the sacrificial, patriotic and genuine efforts of Dr. Cho Ayaba to liberate Ambazonians from the Camarounian bondage, Sako Ekome has been hobnobbing with the Biya-led government of Cameroon to undermine and betray his people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, led by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday said self-acclaimed President of Ambazonia, Sako Ekome is inconsequential, selfish and a traitor and as such cannot be consulted in the Biafran freedom fight in the south east zone. 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