May 30: Ohanaeze again seeks Kanu’s release, restructuring

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu, has said he met with IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, at DSS Headquarters Abuja, on 30th of May.

Iwuanyawu said Kanu and he talked at length, adding that IPOB had denied involvement in violence, and that whatever insecurity in the East is criminality and not agitation.

He said Nnamdi Kanu “is sad and angry that some people may be hiding under agitation to commit criminal acts.”

He reiterated that Kanu “is against the killing of soldiers, enforcement of sit-at-home or denying children the opportunity to take examination papers.

Iwuanyawu said that if IPOB or Nnamdi Kanu were responsible for insecurity in the East, they would not enjoy the widespread support they have today in that area.

Iwuanyawu said, “Nnamdi Kanu is a manifestation of the discrimination against Igbo people in Nigeria. Some Yorubas are asking for Oduduwa Republic, some Ijaws are asking for a seperate country, some Northerners are doing the same, so agitation to leave Nigeria is nothing new. I call for the release of Nnamdi Kanu through a political process.”

He reiterated that the only way to solve the problem of Nigeria is to restructure the country and give powers back to the federating units so everyone can develop according to their talent.

He said the constitution has given whoever is President of Nigeria too much powers he or she shouldn’t have.

He added, “If Nigeria refuses to restructure, nothing will change.”