Sowore to lead protest October 20 for Nnamdi Kanu’s release

Human rights activistic and erstwhile statesmanlike campaigner of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has announced helium volition pb a protestation march connected October 20 to request the merchandise of the detained person of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Sowore disclosed this successful a station connected his X grip connected Thursday, describing the planned objection arsenic a “historic” march to the Aso Rock Villa successful Abuja.

“We present person a day for the historical #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protestation march to the Aso Rock Villa successful Abuja. It is October 20 astatine 7 am.,” Sowore wrote.

The activistic had earlier connected Wednesday said helium reached retired to Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo; Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe; Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti; and Labour Party’s 2023 statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, to articulation the protest.

“I person tried reaching retired personally to Dr. @alexottiofr, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo @CCSoludo, and Mr @PeterObi (through his team) today. Alex Otti and Soludo neither took my calls nor responded to my messages. They promised to archer Mr. @PeterObi astir our plans, though helium is presently travelling. I besides reached retired to Alhaji @AtikuAbubakar done his team, portion Senator @SenatorAbaribe said helium would instrumentality my call. I spoke with Obinna Agwuocha of the House of Representatives. He was receptive and encouraging.

“The Abia State House of Assembly members informed maine that they program to question to London adjacent week and past instrumentality straight to Abuja for further action. They mentioned they mean to sojourn the Attorney General of the Federation archetypal to lodge a complaint; they didn’t expect a “placard” protest. I told them, that’s fine; what matters astir is that we hold connected a unified day for action.

“This is not the clip for hesitation. If we genuinely judge that @MaziNnamdiKanu deserves freedom, past each person of conscience indispensable act, now, not later,” helium wrote.

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