Obidigbo to Tinubu: Apply political solution on Kanu or face crisis in S-East

By Luminous Jannamike

ABUJA – Elder statesman and President of Osisioma Foundation, Dr Chike Obidigbo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently follow a governmental solution to the lawsuit of the detained person of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, informing that nonaccomplishment to bash truthful could destabilise the South East and trigger wider nationalist tensions.

In a connection personally signed by him, Obidigbo faulted what helium described arsenic the soundlessness of Nigeria’s governmental people implicit Kanu’s deteriorating health, stressing that specified neglect could provoke resentment successful the South East and substance unrest reminiscent of the civilian warfare years.

He accused South East politicians of failing to talk up connected Kanu’s concern portion their counterparts successful different regions adjacent ranks to resoluteness challenges successful their zones.

“The troubling wellness information of the IPOB person should beryllium a root of large interest to those successful authorization successful Nigeria,” Obidigbo stated.

The elder statesman drew comparisons betwixt Kanu and South Africa’s precocious anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela, noting that portion Mandela was jailed for seeking state for his people, Kanu was facing prosecution for demanding equity and justness successful Nigeria.

“We person seen radical that took up arms successful insurrection against Nigeria being offered amnesty. We person conscionable been treated a worrisome show of equipped bandits being received connected a reddish carpet to sermon imaginable extremity to their villainy and execution of citizens.

“Seeing each these, it beggars content that Nnamdi Kanu is being kept successful solitary confinement for calling for restructuring of the state done referendum, which is the highest look of antiauthoritarian choice,” helium said.

Obidigbo added that galore citizens, including salient leaders, person agelong called for a reappraisal of Nigeria’s governmental structure, particularly aft the 2014 expiration of the amalgamation experiment.

“Why should Kanu endure treble jeopardy for expressing vexation implicit Nigeria’s contradictions? Is helium the lone 1 expressing specified concerns implicit the malformed entity called Nigeria?” helium asked.

The Osisioma Foundation president warned that continued soundlessness implicit Kanu’s plight whitethorn propulsion Nigeria towards chaos. He cautioned that allowing the IPOB leader’s wellness to deteriorate further could spark civilian strife akin to the tensions of the past.

Obidigbo besides expressed interest that the Nigerian media had not fixed capable attraction to the matter, urging journalists and civic leaders to talk out.

He truthful appealed to the Department of State Services (DSS) to let Kanu entree to specializer aesculapian attraction successful bid to dispel increasing fears astir his wellbeing.

“I americium compelled to judge that it is this intolerance of dissent that has frightened Igbo politicians, particularly elected representatives, distant from talking astir Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the injustice against his cause,” helium said.

Calling connected President Tinubu directly, Obidigbo urged him to widen to Kanu the aforesaid governmental solution that was applied to resoluteness the Rivers State crisis.

“Unless that is done, the wide content that the President wants to plunge South East into disorder to debar predetermination successful the portion whitethorn go plausible,” helium warned.

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