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By Steve Oko
Some Igbo women person declared their afloat enactment for the October 20 nationwide protestation by rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, for the merchandise of Nnamdi Kanu.
This is arsenic they commended the convener Sowore and different supporters including erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan, erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, among others, “for lending their voices against injustice”.
Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, successful a connection issued Saturday by its National President, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, hailed the determination arsenic “a measurement successful the close direction.”
The pan-Igbo women’s group, which has been calling for Kanu’s release, said it would mobilise Igbo women to articulation the protest.
IWA urged each Nigerians, irrespective of their tribe, religion oregon enactment affiliations, to articulation the peaceful protestation against “protracted injustice”.
The radical expressed delight that notable figures from extracurricular Igbo onshore are lending their voices to the increasing clamour for Kanu’s release.
IWA described Kanu arsenic “a state combatant and justness advocator who is lone being persecuted for speaking retired against the oppression of his people, and for exposing the hidden docket of the oppressors”.
According to the Igbo women’s group, if the authorities tin negociate with existent bandits who person taken up arms against the country, sidesplitting some information agents and guiltless citizens, releasing Kanu should not beryllium seen arsenic a large deal.
IWA commended the efforts of “some Igbo leaders, some dormant and alive, who person demonstrated genuine committedness towards freeing Kanu”, and urged them not to relent.
IWA peculiarly acknowledged the continued efforts of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Rep. Obi Aguocha, Peter Obi, among others, including the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, successful seeking state for Kanu.
The radical commended different Nigerians from different tribes and religions who person continued to marque their voices heard concerning Kanu’s persecution.
IWA said Kanu’s continued incarceration should beryllium seen arsenic an injustice that each Nigerians should unite to resist.
The group, again, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to see the increasing appeals and escaped Kanu unconditionally.
IWA urged each Nigerians, irrespective of their tribe, religion oregon enactment affiliations, to place with the protest, arguing that injustice to 1 is injustice to all.
“We privation Nigerians to unite against injustice and intimidation; against state of code and regularisation of law. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu stood against those ills and that’s wherefore they came aft him.
“Ordinary Nigerians indispensable unite and defy disrespect to tribunal orders. We indispensable not let politicians to usage the responsibility lines of party, religion and people to proceed to disagreement america portion themselves are successful furniture with 1 another.
“Nigerians indispensable basal unneurotic with Kanu whose predictions person each been fulfilled earlier us, and that’s wherefore the strategy is warring him,” the radical said.
The station Igbo women backmost Sowore connected pro-Kanu protest appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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