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Ekweremadu Gives Fresh Update On Nnamdi Kanu Release Struggle

Segun Ojo by Segun Ojo
Oct 12, 2021.
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Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu

  • Ekweremadu has given an update on the Nnamdi Kanu release struggle.

 

EKOHOTBLOG reports that former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has called on Igbo in the diaspora to offer their strong voice against violent agitations while stating that he is working towards the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

 

Ekweremadu’s statement is coming almost three months after Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Kenya and clandestinely brought to Nigeria by the Department of State Services (DSS).

 

Ekweremadu, in a statement signed by his media adviser, Uche Anichukwu, gave assurances that the South-East Caucus of the National Assembly, where he is leader was actively working towards defusing tension in the south-east and blamed the agitations by various parts of the country on a flawed federal system, injustice, poor management of the nation’s diversity, failure of the federal government to secure lives and property, and needless clampdown on self-determination agitators when dialogue and giving agitators a sense of belonging would have worked.

 

In a lecture entitled, “The Igbo in Diaspora: A Perspective” that he delivered virtually at the Igbo Heritage Lectures and Ugwumba Excellence Award event, which held in Pretoria, South Africa, Sunday evening, October 10, Ekweremadu said, “The injustices and marginalisations are palpable and must be addressed. But by all means, we must ensure the stability of Igbo land because only by so doing can Alaigbo (Igbo land) prosper economically and also elicit local and international support and sympathy over their plights.

 

“What has happened in Alaigbo in the past few months is odd, ‘un-Igbo’, and sacrilegious. Destruction, waste of human lives, and economic losses have been the lot of our region. In particular, the sit-at-home has hemorrhaged Igbo lives and economy and it is good the IPOB has said they are no longer interested in the sit-at-home. No wise man brings war into his home. Our people prosper on industry, commerce, and the informal sector. Most of them survive on daily income.

Court, DSS, IPOB Members Threatening To Kill Me – Nnamdi Kanu's Lawyer
IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu

“Therefore, while we are at liberty to employ every legitimate and democratic means to press for justice and equity, we must all work together to condemn and end the violence, irrespective of whatever quarters it is coming from.

“This is a special appeal to Ndigbo in South Africa, in particular, to wade into the orgy of violence in Igboland and help to restore normalcy. Ndigbo at home expect the Igbo in diaspora to lead the campaign against violent agitations and insecurity in our region because threats to Igbo businesses, the peace, security, and stability of the South-East are threats to our very existence as Ndigbo,” he stated.

 

He said, “As the intellectual bank of Ndigbo with extensive exposure to liberal and progressive democratic ideals, and access to international resources, the Igbo in diaspora are well positioned to elevate the intellectual content of the Igbo struggle for justice and equity.

 

“How best can we address the issues of exclusion, imbalances, detention of many Igbo sons and daughters in various correctional centres across the country, the issues of clampdown on unarmed protesters, and the challenge of extra-judicial killings in Igbo land without recourse to violent agitations?”

On Nnamdi Kanu, Ekweremadu said, “Let me also assure you that the South East Caucus of the National Assembly is not resting on its oars. We are working quietly and surely to address these issues, including finding a political solution to the Mazi Nnamdi Kanu matter.

 

“We did it before in the case of Chief Raph Uwazuruike in 2007. We also did it in the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in 2017. And God willing, and with your support and prayers, we will succeed again in the matter of Nnamdi kanu to promote peace and stability in our region.”

On June 27, 2021, Kanu was arrested in Kenya or possibly another location by Interpol and extradited to Nigeria where he is supposed to face trial. Kanu’s arrest has since sparked anger among Biafran separatists and other Nigerians supportive to his cause. The World Igbo Congress (WIC) declared the arrest “illegal abduction and international gangsterism”

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