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IPOB Disowns Simon Ekpa, Labels Him Self-Proclaimed Content Creator, Says Not A Member
We warn those media houses attaching the content creator to please stop doing such. They are not IPOB members and can never be.
Akwa, Anambra State– The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a stern warning to individuals and groups against associating Finland-based Simon Ekpa with its organization.
In a statement released on Sunday by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group clarified that Ekpa is not a member of IPOB but rather a self-confessed content creator and leader of a faction known as “Autopilots.”
Emma Powerful explained that the Autopilots group is not recognized within the official IPOB structure.
The statement further dissociated IPOB from Ekpa and any activities linked to the so-called Biafran government in exile, including its detained prime minister.
IPOB reiterated its commitment to its founding principles and urged the public to disregard claims or actions by individuals or groups falsely representing the organization.
“We warn those media houses attaching the content creator to please stop doing such. They are not IPOB members and can never be.
“IPOB and its leader Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu are different people, not members of the government in exile,” Powerful stated.
He noted that any self-serving on these individuals to keep tagging a content creator to the noble IPOB family will soon be defeated
“If the purpose of these traducers in some sections of the print and electronic media is to pander to a warped sentiment that seeks to demean and demonise IPOB for the benefit of killer herdsmen and their sponsors, then they have failed.
According to the statement, “Simon Ekpa is a self confessed content creator and the head of a group of social media content creators known as Autopilots which were never part of the IPOB structure.
“So why the persistence in attaching somebody who declared publicly that he is not a member of IPOB to the peaceful movement?”
He said IPOB’s pursuit of self determination through the instrumentality of a UN supervised referendum is our only stated mission.
“Any entity or media house attaching or forcibly ascribing IPOB membership to nonentities or whomsoever they like are only being mischievous and not interested in true journalism.
“We suggest that these individuals associating content creators to IPOB to please conduct minor research into the speech and publicly stated utterances of these clueless and uninformed individuals masquerading as Autopilots to ascertain once and for all that they are not part of IPOB,” Powerful added.
