The South-East Governors’ Forum has announced its decision to interface with the federal government to secure the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
This resolution was part of the communiqué issued after a meeting of the Forum in Enugu, which had in attendance Governors Hope Uzodinma (Imo), Dr. Alex Otti (Abia), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo (Anambra), Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi), and host Governor Peter Mbah (Enugu).
The meeting also commiserated with the governments and people of Abia, Ebonyi, Imo, and the South-East region on the demise of Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu. The Forum received a delegation led by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, and His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, on a solidarity visit.
The governors deliberated on the reviewed report of the South East Security and Economic Summit held in Owerri on September 28, 2023, and agreed to implement aspects of the report pertaining to security and economic integration. They resolved to visit President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss pressing issues concerning the South-East region and to interface with the federal government for Kanu’s release.
The communiqué reads, “The Forum resolved to visit Mr. President to discuss pressing issues concerning the South East Region. The Forum also resolved to interface with the Federal Government to secure the release of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.”
