Sowore meets Jonathan in Abuja over Nnamdi Kanu

By Henry Oduah

Activist Omoyele Sowore connected Friday met with erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan implicit the person of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is being held by the Department of State Services (DSS) connected coercion charges.

Mr Sowore is readying a march to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa successful Abuja connected October 20 to request Kanu’s unconditional release.

He said successful an X station that the ex-president agreed with him that determination is an “urgent and compelling request to code this substance decisively and justly.”

Sowore thanked Jonathan “for recognizing the value of resolving Kanu’s lawsuit successful the involvement of peace, fairness, and nationalist healing.”

According to him, Jonathan promised to conscionable with President Bola Tinubu to sermon the substance arsenic soon arsenic possible.

“With this, erstwhile President Jonathan joins a increasing database of Nigerians who person called for justness successful Nnamdi Kanu’s case, a database that already includes ex-Vice President @atiku, Femi Falana SAN, Senator @ShehuSani, and galore others crossed governmental and determination divides,” the erstwhile statesmanlike campaigner wrote.

“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains successful detention contiguous due to the fact that helium took up the conscionable origin of confronting the long-standing contented of marginalization successful Nigeria.

“Like different taste and determination activists whose politically motivated cases person been withdrawn oregon dismissed, Nnamdi Kanu should besides beryllium released without further delay.”

Sowore called connected each leaders, including Peter Obi, Governor Charles Soludo, Governor Alex Otti, Governor Francis Nwifuru, Governor Peter Mbah, Governor Hope Uzodimma, Oby Ezekwesili and John Mbata of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, “as good arsenic Nigerians of conscience everywhere, to lend their voices to the telephone for justness and freedom.”

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has already fixed his enactment for the demonstration, describing it arsenic defence of quality rights.

The station Sowore meets Jonathan successful Abuja implicit Nnamdi Kanu appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.