The the President-General of the Ohanaeze
Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, again urging President
Muhammadu Buhari to release the detained leader of the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, before leaving office on May
29.
The elder statesman made the appeal today while speaking at the flag-off
of the pre-dredging and hydrographic survey of the proposed sea access
route of the Urashi-Oguta waterways through Degema to the Atlantic
Ocean in Oguta, Imo State.
Chief Iwuanyanwu who dispelled fears that Igbos wanted to leave the
country, also lauded Buhari for his love for the South-East which was
reflected in the number of Federal Government projects in the region.
You will recall earlier in may, President Muhammadu Buhari was urged to
release Kanu, from detention, as he was set to leave office.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-political organization, had said
Buhari should release Kanu as his parting gift to Nigerians.
Also chieftain of the group, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, had said if the Federal
Government could grant pardon to Boko Haram members, then Kanu
should be released
