Against all odds, the foremost presidential candidate in the country and respected national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has scheduled his campaign rallies in Anambra State and Imo State on Mondays.
The decision is without consideration of Mondays’ sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the Southeast region.
In the campaign timetable released by the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) appraised by Theliberationnews, the party will hold a campaign rally and a stakeholders’ engagement in Imo State on Monday, 21 November.
While on Monday 30th January the campaign train will move to Anambra, the home state of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate.
Recall IPOB declared the sit-at-home order in August 2021 to protest and demand the release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu, who is standing trial on treason and terrorism charges by the Nigerian government.
Violators of the sit-at-home order have been victims of violence and killings by gunmen in southeast states on Mondays. Vehicular movements and commercial activities are on halt in compliance with IPOB’s order.
In early October, IPOB said it has no plans to disrupt the 2023 election and accused the government of masterminding insecurity in the Southeast zone.
