Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organization has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use the opportunity to Enugu state to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of proscribed IPOB.
The president is currently on a state visit to the Coal City as the state is called, to commission some landmark projects executed by Governor Mbah.
By using the opportunity to set Kanu free, Ohanaeze said Tinubu would have written his name in ‘gold’ in the heart of Ndigbo, the people of Nigeria’s South east.
The appeal was contained in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Alex Ogbonnia, who said Ndigbo are gradually noticing the ‘attitudinal’ change on the part of the federal government to Igbo people in the country.
The group said unity can only be ensured in the country if there is social justice and patriotism, adding that the release of the IPOB strongman would mark the beginning of a new chapter in the relationship between the Federal Government and Ndigbo.
The statement read, “It is therefore hoped that with the Enugu visit, President Tinubu will write his name with gold in the hearts of Ndigbo and all the well-meaning Nigerians, if he orders for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.”
Kanu has been in detention following his arrest in Kenya on June 27, 2021, and all the appeals by Igbo leaders for his released have been rebuffed by the federal government, even though the court has ordered him to be freed.
