Politics
IPOB Has The Right To Boycott 2019 Election — Uko
Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, the founder of Igbo Youth Movement and the Secretary of the Eastern Consultative Assembly, ECA has reacted to plans by pro-biafra group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to boycott 2019 president election.
IPOB has continued to warn that no son or daughter of Igboland should be seen outside on February 16 for the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria.
According to IPOB, any person or persons who venture to come out on that day would be seen as enemy of Biafra, supporting the continued suffering, kidnapping, abduction, killing, massacre and total marginalization of the Biafran people.
But Evangelist Uko, reacting to IPOB’s decision, said the pro-Biafran group has every right to boycott election owing to the treatment meted out on them by President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
He explained that IPOB has fundamental right to boycott election, hence they would not be attacked for their decision.
Speaking to DAILY POST, Uko said: “IPOB is angry with Nigeria and rightly so, they have been killed, detained, blackmailed and hunted down and labeled terrorist group, which they are not. IPOB is popular among our people. We respect their decision, nobody is angry with them.
“Well, the IPOB have a right to boycott the election if they so choose. We also have a right to vote out Buhari if we so choose. We have not attacked the IPOB for boycotting the election, nobody has attacked them and IPOB have not attacked anybody which chooses to vote. It is called fundamental human right and freedom of choice.
“They want to boycott, we want to vote out Gen. Buhari. The most imminent task before all Nigerians today is to gently remove him from Aso Rock.“
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 5:10 pm
Sell out a monkey and buy a dog… You still live with a squatting creature. Voting out a Fulani man and voting in another Fulani man. What’s the point?
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 4:52 pm
For where? Ndi Igbo have finally choose to re elect Buhari for his track records #PMBNEXTLEVE
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 4:51 pm
Which Ndi Igbo we are not voting
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 4:41 pm
We are not voting again !
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 4:22 pm
You have a complete sense
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:47 pm
God bless u and your family sir
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:42 pm
You did not vote him in & and you cannot vote him out
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:40 pm
So what how many are you in Nigeria?
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:30 pm
Simple and the truth
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:15 pm
Just the way you have the right to be very stupid
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:49 pm
Is your father and mother that’s very stupid moron animal coward like u
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 4:22 pm
Chuddy Arukwe is ur entire family & generation are stupid. Some idiot like Chuddy Arukwe prefer slavery to freedom. They entire family of Chuddy Arukwe shall remain abject poverty & slavery till the world end.
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:13 pm
I am voting period. Buhari must go
. and Atiku Obi will emerge winner dis 2019
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:55 pm
Nwangwu Eloka
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:50 pm
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:44 pm
Who said so? Be deceiving yourself..
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:39 pm
Sit at home enjoy with your family no vote for biafra land
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:37 pm
No election in biafra land stay at home
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:37 pm
Oriental Times has confirmed their brown package from them. Oriental Times who are the Ndigbo that chose to vote out Buhari? On that day let’s see what happens
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:36 pm
Noise making
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:36 pm
Am not voting
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:29 pm
After humility, intimidating, harassing, killing, innocent unarmed citizens, just because they ask for self determination through referendum, that today gives Atiku the opportunity to be a Nigeria. Now your asking them to vote, vote for what,? vote for Who? After tagging them terrorists! #noway #zerovote
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:34 pm
Longlife N T. Amala don’t mind them
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:35 pm
Boycott the election and continue suffering
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:29 pm
Am not going to vote.
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:28 pm
If u vote out jubri will u vote out 1999 fraudulent constitution?
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:27 pm
We resolved to boycott the zoo fraudulent elections no going back
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:27 pm
Yes no election in Biafra land
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:25 pm
We are not voting, we must boycott this election until they give us referendum
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:22 pm
Yes supported and no election
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:20 pm
We are not voting period
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:20 pm
Biafra all the way
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:18 pm
God bless Uko
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:17 pm
when has OrientalTimes bcome igbos mouthpiece?
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:16 pm
Dont vote.Your vote dont count
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:16 pm
My vote is for APC
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:14 pm
u people are noise makers here
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:13 pm
So Buhari will win without ur vote
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:11 pm
we didn’t vote Buhari before and he win
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:08 pm
All hail Biafra!!! The zoo military shall be preparing to loose their lives. They better try another alternatives of making the zoo harmonious
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:07 pm
We never voted buhari in. We are not voting him out.
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:06 pm
Casting a vote is not by force, I love IPOB with all my heart……but Buhari must go, a lot of people are suffering in that Country including my family members. If I don’t vote, Buhari will still remains there. I will vote for Atiku, then the freedom battle continues.
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 2:11 pm
Henry Okey Ojo u will vote jubril out with 5% vote in a rigged elections
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 3:46 pm
Ononihu C Daniel, Bros, do u want that evil, heartless and wicked man Buhari there? Common. Buhari must go and if he dares rigs it? Let him and his fellow Fulani man settles it.
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:54 pm
ndigbo is not voting, they Will boycott d election
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Is one person or group of hungry idiots NdIgbo?
Na ask I ask o??
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:50 pm
Biafrans won’t bother to Vote Jubril out,.. Let the Atikus who brought the Jubril, remove him.
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:46 pm
Among the two top contenders, na d same people (Fulani Herdsmen)…Biafra all d way…!
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:45 pm
On election boycott we stand.
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:43 pm
No election in biafran land sit at home
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:40 pm
Common sense.
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Ozioma Egwuonwu common sense my sister. Vote out the killer of Ndigbo
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:38 pm
God bless Biafra
Anonymous
February 5, 2019 at 1:37 pm
all we need is biafra not zoo called Nigeria