Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has explained why the “City Boy” movement—a pro-Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2027 re-election campaign—has struggled to gain support in Nigeria’s Southeast.
In a statement posted on X on Thursday, Ejimakor said his observations indicate that the movement’s poor reception is largely due to widespread apathy toward electoral politics among many young people in the region.
He added that a considerable number of Igbo youths are reluctant to participate in general elections as long as Nnamdi Kanu remains in detention at a correctional facility in Sokoto.
“From my investigations, the City Boys movement quickly failed in the Southeast because vast majorities of Igbo youths are not interested in any general elections that will be held while Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains in prison,” Ejimakor wrote.
He added that Kanu’s continued incarceration has become the dominant issue shaping political attitudes in the region.
“For them & for now, that is the #BigElephant in the room,” he wrote.
Recall that the “City Boy” movement appointed popular hotelier and businessman Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, as its Southeast Coordinator.
It was reported that outings by the movement in Imo State fell short of success.
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