Nnamdi Kanu: South East Senate Caucus Urges Buhari Administration To Obey Appeal Court Order
The Senate South East Caucus in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has urged President Muhammadu Buhari administration to obey the order of the Court of Appeal discharging the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The appeal court had ordered the release of the agitator for a sovereign state of Biafra.
In a statement jointly signed by 14 South East Senators on Thursday, they advised the government against appealing the ruling at the Supreme Court but rather asked the Presidency to utilise the opportunity presented by the Appeal Court ruling and consider a political solution to solve the lingering problem in the interest of the country’s unity and peaceful coexistence of Nigerians.
The statement said, “This is the time to show magnanimity and statesmanship. The Appeal Court has provided the leeway for the authorities to walk the talk as ones desirous of preserving Nigeria’s unity and respect for her diversity.
“Accordingly, we as a Caucus and stakeholders in the Nigeria project, appeal to Mr President, to remember the promise he made to a delegation of elders of Igboland sometime ago and release Nnamdi Kanu”, the South East Caucus at the Senate stated.
