Aloy Ejimakor, who is the lawyer for Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has explained why the “City Boy” movement, which supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, didn’t catch on in Nigeria’s Southeast.
Ejimakor said in a statement on X on Thursday that his research showed that the movement had trouble because many young people in the area were not interested in politics.
He says that a lot of Igbo young people will not vote in any general elections as long as Nnamdi Kanu is still in Sokoto’s correctional center.
Ejimakor wrote, “From what I’ve found out, the City Boys movement quickly failed in the Southeast because most Igbo youths don’t care about any general elections that will happen while Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is in prison.”
He went on to say that Kanu’s continued imprisonment is the main thing that is affecting people’s political views in the area.
He wrote, “That is the #BigElephant in the room for them and for now.”
Remember that the “City Boy” movement chose Obinna Iyiegbu, a well-known hotelier and businessman, as its Southeast Coordinator. He is also known as Obi Cubana.
Reports say that the movement’s outings in Imo State did not go well.
