Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) yesterday declared All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, as an Igbo party.
Making the declaration, Chiefs Nnaemeka Okeke and Osondu Obi, Director of communication and Anambra State Co-ordinator respectively said: “we wish to state categorically that APGA is an Igbo political party because our leader Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu is the National Leader and founder through Chekwas Okorie. APGA is part of Ojukwuism, one of Ojukwu’s legacy that must be jealously protected and sustained”.
They hinted that APGA and MASSOB were products of Ojukwu who tutored Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, Chief Chekwas Okorie, Chief victor Umeh and Governor Peter Obi.
“We can never allow our Igboism and MASSOB mentality to be blinded by some selfish Igbo leaders, they said further.
“Though our leader, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike supported Labour Party candidate, Ifeanyi Ubah and ordered Anambra State MASSOB to vote for him because of personal quarrel between him and Governor Peter Obi/Victor Umeh but we the members of MASSOB do not want to offend our late leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, we voted for APGA because of our love for Ojukwu”.
They described Anambra as the only state in Igbo land where MASSOB operate freely because of mutual understanding between MASSOB and the State Government adding, “but now Uwazuruike and Uchenna Madu have endangered our lives and activities because they declared MASSOB for opposition party”.
Anambra State MASSOB therefore urged Governor Obi, Chief Willy Obiano, APGA National Chairman, Chief Victor Umeh to dismiss the publications that MASSOB is against APGA.
In their words, “as indigenes of Anambra State, if Chief Ralph Uwazuruike and Uchenna Madu will contest or oppose our declaration on Anambra Governorship election, we shall expose Uwazuruike’s secret deal with Federal Government, Ifeanyi Uba, Alhaji Mustapha, Dokubo Asari and Fredrick Fashanu on secret documents signed for the Unity of Nigeria”.
“Uchenna Madu (Director of Information) is being used against his conscience. MASSOB is now Uwazuruike’s personal business Venture. He enriches himself everyday while MASSOB members including other leaders are living in abject poverty”.