The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said members of the United Nations Security Council and 72 countries and territories have been formally notified of what it described as a leadership transition within the organisation.

The group said the transition was carried out in accordance with its Code of Conduct, which it described as its supreme constitutional instrument.

In a statement by IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group’s spokesman said its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, had dissolved what it called the “3rd Administration” of its Directorate of State and inaugurated a “4th Administration” headed by Mazi Chris Nwaọgụ.

According to the statement, copies of the Code of Conduct had been forwarded to the notified governments and authorities “to guide their full understanding of this civilised, orderly and constitutionally mandated transition of power.”

Quoting a provision of the code, the group said: “The power to appoint, suspend or dismiss erring Principal officers vest exclusively on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu except and to the extent he clearly and expressly delegates that power to any other principal officer.

“This decision is final, irrevocable and admits no review, veto or negotiation.
In line with that provision, Kanu exercised what it described as his exclusive powers to appoint, suspend, dismiss and dissolve the previous administration.”

The group claimed that, in addition to the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, 72 countries and territories, including Israel, Germany, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, Ghana, Russia, India, Japan, France, Australia and Norway, had been informed of the leadership change.

The group asserted that the new Directorate of State under Chris Nwaọgụ had become, “The only legitimate and recognised channel through which IPOB conducts its international affairs.”

IPOB also announced that only documents endorsed by Nwaọgụ would be recognised for asylum applications, diplomatic representations, political engagements and other matters involving members of the organisation.

He added, “Only official documents, letters, representations and communications endorsed and signed by Mazi Chris Nwaọgụ… shall be recognised for purposes of asylum applications, political engagements, diplomatic representations or any other interest concerning IPOB family members worldwide.

“Any document, letter or representation purporting to come from IPOB or its Directorate of State that is not endorsed by Mazi Chris Nwaọgụ is hereby declared a certified fraud.”

The group warned that any document not bearing Nwaọgụ’s endorsement should be regarded as fraudulent.

On developments in Germany, IPOB disclosed that authorities in the country had been notified of the suspension of Collins Chineduh and the appointment of Mazi Abraham Ogbenna as the organisation’s new national coordinator there.

The statement added that legal and administrative measures had commenced to recover assets allegedly controlled by members of the dissolved administration.

IPOB directed its members, coordinators and supporters worldwide to disregard communications that do not originate from the office of the new Head of the Directorate of State.

“Both legal and administrative measures are already underway to recover all IPOB assets, funds, properties and resources around the world that were under the control or influence of the dissolved 3rd Administration.

“The era of imposture, unauthorised representation and internal sabotage is over. The Supreme Leader’s decision stands. The new Directorate of State is fully operational,” the statement added.