The police warned any persons or groups intending to scuttle the relative peace enjoyed in the state to rethink such an idea.
IPOB also denied that it plans to print Biafran currency and other state paraphernalia.
Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed IPOB, said that protests from IPOB and various Igbo support groups forced the clarification by the Australian-based Institute.
He said the group has found a suitable candidate in Labour Party’s Peter Obi.
“We want to separate the criminals from those agitating for one thing or the other.
The governor said this would put an end to the incessant killings and kidnappings in the South-East.
The Labour Party presidential flag bearer said that the “Biafra war ceased to exist about 52 years ago and it remains so.”
Mrs Ojukwu noted that doing so would help resort to peace especially in the South-East geo-political zone adding that “no nation that holds its people hostage can ever have peace.”
“But when I called the office, they said the defendant (Mr Kanu) declined to come to court, and all entreaties to make him come were unsuccessful,” the lawyer claimed.
Mr Kanu noted that the appeal court erred in law when it proceeded to hear and determine an application for stay of execution of judgement.
