Blame Operation Python Dance On Igbo APC, APGA Leaders - Anambra Guber Candidate, Chidoka Insists
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| South East Governors and IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu |
This was the position of the Osita Chidoka Campaign Organisation (OCCO) contained in a statement released Thursday September 14, 2017 and signed by its Media Director, Viola Okolie. Chidoka, the candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) in the Anambra governorship election, urge youths in the south east not to resort to violence but resist the temptation to visit the sins of the political elite and unscrupulous uninformed men on other harmless Nigerians on the street.
The statement as posted on Osita Chidoka's Facebook handle reads: "Since our statements wherein directly opposed the military action in the south east and blamed the escalation of hostilities against the region on the silence of Igbo leaders in APC and APGA, we have been inundated by the two parties attempting to rationalize their failure.
"APGA and Igbo leaders in the APC should direct their explanations, if they have any, to the people and not to us. They should face the people and rationalize to them the harassment, humiliation and killing of our unarmed brothers and sisters in Onitsha, Port Harcourt, Enugu, and recently Ekwulobia, Umuahia and Aba.
"They should tell them why they keep silent in the face constant threats and aggression against South easterners living in the Northern parts of the country. They should explain their silence on the heavy deployment of APC-controlled security forces to the South east and the constant harassment and unwarranted violence against unarmed youth by unscrupulous uninformed men.
While noting that only the United Progressive Party (UPP) as a political party has been speaking out for the people and defending their constitutionally guaranteed rights whenever occasion demands, Mr Chidoka said that the APC and APGA leaders have a duty to put the interest of their people first over any political correctness.
"The fact remains that if Igbo leaders in APC and APGA had played their roles by adequately aggregating and explaining the views of the South east to other parts of the country, the agitation we now have in the region and the unnecessary disagreements we face in order parts of the country would not be there.
"On our own part, we stand for peace and reject any resort to violence. We will continue to speak out against all forms of marginalization, injustice and inequality. The key issues for us remain those of equal access to opportunities and abolition of unfair advantage to any group in the polity. We therefore strongly urge our youth to resist the temptation to vent their anger on other harmless Nigerians going about their normal activities in the region, the statement read.
They however, restate their call on security forces to forthwith end harassment and violations against unarmed civilians not only in the south east as being witnessed today, but also in other parts of the country.
Below is a screenshot of the statement as posted on Osita Chidoka' Facebook handle.
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