Amid the ongoing crisis in the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, the group has released details of its Code of Conduct, stressing that it gave Nnamdi Kanu the exclusive authority to appoint and dissolve the Directorate of State – the group’s apex administrative organ.
The crisis ensued after IPOB leader, Kanu, who is currently serving a life sentence in Sokoto prison following his conviction on terrorism charges by the Nigerian government, dissolved the 3rd Administration of the DOS, headed by Chika Edoziem. In its place, Kanu appointed a 4th Administration of the DOS led by Chris Nwaogu.
Following the development, Edoziem released a statement to announce that IPOB has suspended the Office of the Leader, held by Kanu.
But IPOB, in a counter statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, dismissed Edoziem’s action, describing the purported suspension as illegal, null and void.
To back up its argument that Edoziem and members of the dissolved 3rd Administration of the DOS cannot legally suspend Kanu, the group on Saturday published details of its Code of Conduct which stipulated that Kanu, as leader of the group, has the exclusive authority to appoint and dissolve the DOS.
Edoziem had, while announcing Kanu’s suspension as leader of the group, said no single individual has the authority to dissolve the Directorate of State – IPOB’s apex leadership structure.
The statement released by Powerful on Saturday stressed that details of the Code of Conduct was released to finally address the controversy trailing the dissolution of the Edoziem-led 3rd
