The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo on Saturday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to free the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
The Informant247 recalls that the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu some days ago promised to also to stand as surety for the leader of IPOB if the president decides to set him free.
In a similar vein, Governor Soludo also promised to stand as surety for Kanu.
The leader of IPOB is currently in the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS).
Soludo while addressing supporters of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) during a rally of the party in Akwa, Anambra, told them the values of getting all stakeholders involved in the security situation of the South-Eastern region.
He said, “I now want to appeal and plead and request and demand of the Federal Government and our able president led by President Buhari that a critical person [is] required around that table for that conversation to be complete for us to have an all-round approach to dealing with the issue of insecurity and discussing the future of the South-East.
“That person – and we need him urgently around the table, please release him to us – and that is Nnamdi Kanu. I’m calling on the Federal Government to please release Nnamdi Kanu.”
He added that the region needs the Kanu at the table, and that people of the region are ready for a “comprehensive, heart-to-heart conversation” concerning the future, security, and success of the geopolitical zone.
Soludo added, “No one should be left behind; everybody should be there. If we cannot release him unconditionally as requested by the court judgements and so on, I now offer to be the surety. Release him to me. I will keep him. Release Nnamdi Kanu to me.
“I will keep him. I will provide him shelter and anytime that you need him, we will bring him to you. Give him to me, we will house him here in Awka. Let us release him and let us bring this insecurity in the South-East to an end.
“But here is the big one: as the security says, we need kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to solve this problem. We thank you for all the kinetic in terms of the force.
“We have also inaugurated the Truth, Justice, and Peace Committee in Anambra to go to the root causes, immediate and remote causes of the insecurity in the South-East, and that commission is completing its work.
“We’re also engaging the youths and implementing various forms of non-kinetic engagement. But it is now time for the Federal Government to help us with the last leg of this non-kinetic approach.”