Ex-senate president writes Sowore, backs peaceful protest for Kanu’s release

…As WIC Declares Support

By Steve Oko

As the October 20 nationwide solidarity march calling for the merchandise of the detained person of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, gathers momentum, erstwhile Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has expressed his enactment for the planned protest.

Wabara conveyed his presumption successful a missive addressed to rights activistic and protestation convener, Omoyele Sowore, commending the peaceful quality of the inaugural and calling for continued advocacy for justness and nationalist reconciliation.

The erstwhile Senate President, who is presently overseas for aesculapian reasons, noted that helium would person participated successful idiosyncratic if not for his ongoing treatment.

In his letter, Wabara wrote: “I person been informed astir the planned protestation connected the 20th of October calling for the merchandise of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. I commend your efforts and those of others who proceed to talk up for justness and fairness successful our country.

Unfortunately, I americium retired of the state and volition not beryllium capable to articulation you physically connected that day. However, delight cognize that I americium with you successful tone and successful afloat enactment of each peaceful effort aimed astatine securing justness and nationalist reconciliation. I privation you and each participants a peaceful and palmy outing.”

Meanwhile, the World Igbo Congress (WIC) has besides declared its enactment for the rally, urging Ndigbo crossed the satellite to enactment actively successful the peaceful demonstration.

In a connection jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr. Festus Okere, and Secretary General, Sir Chris Ogara, the radical said the telephone for Kanu’s merchandise represents a broader request for justness and equity successful Nigeria.

“The request for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s merchandise is not the outcry of 1 people but a telephone for justice. We impulse each advocates of fairness, careless of ethnicity oregon faith, to lend their voices to this peaceful demonstration,” WIC stated.

The enactment maintained that it is important for each stakeholders to prosecute dialog and lawful means toward nationalist unity and peace. It described the planned march arsenic a non-violent civic enactment rooted successful antiauthoritarian rights.

WIC further urged Nigerian authorities to uphold justice, fairness, and inclusivity successful addressing nationalist concerns, adding that the country’s stableness depends connected protecting citizens’ rights to lawful look and peaceful protest.

The radical besides called connected governmental leaders from each regions to show committedness to equity and unity.

“Nigeria’s spot lies successful its diversity. Ensuring justness for each groups and individuals volition assistance beforehand lasting bid and communal respect among citizens,” WIC said.

Both Wabara and the WIC emphasized that peaceful advocacy and adherence to the regularisation of instrumentality stay indispensable successful promoting nationalist reconciliation and unity.

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