Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the Anambra Stae Governor on Saturday pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) Leader in the Custody of the DSS.
This is coming just, a few days ago, when the Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu concurred to stand as his surety if the President agrees to set him free.
This time around, another prominent Igbo man, Charles Soludo, the Anambra State Governor has vowed to be Kanu’s surety should the President decides to release him.
While speaking at a rally of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) in Awka, Anambra State, stressed the importance of involving all stakeholders in the security situation in the South–East.
According to Soludo, ‘’I now want to appeal and plead and request and demand of the Federal Government and our able President led by President Muhammadu Buhari, that a critical person is needed 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 am calling on the Federal Government to please release Nnamdi Kanu’’.
According to Soludo, the region needs the IPOB leader at the table, adding that, the people of the region are prepared for ‘’ a Comprehensive, heart-to-heart conversation’’ about the future, security and prosperity 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 judgments and so on, I now offer to be his surety. Release him to me. I will keep him. Release Nnamdi Kanu to me’’.
He continued, ’’I will keep him, I will provide him shelter and anytime that you need him, we will bring him here in Akwa. Let us release him and let us bring this insecurity in the South-East to an end’’.