The Ohanaeze Youth
Council Worldwide has told President Muhammadu Buhari to grant the leader of
the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, presidential pardon to come
home for the burial of his parents.
According to the
apex Igbo youth organization, the international community is watching the
Nigerian government on Kanu parent’s burial.
OYC called on Buhari
to pull out the military from Afaraukwu, the hometown of the Kanus in Umuahia,
the State capital.
The position of the
youth organization was contained in a statement signed by Mazi Okechukwu
Isiguzoro President-General of
the OYC and Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, its Secretary-General.
The youth group said
it is worried about the military presence at the village of the IPOB leader
“few days to the burial of HRM, Eze I O Kanu and his wife.
They warned that any
form of human rights abuse on the people of the community during the burial of
their traditional leader would cause damage to the international reputation of
President Buhari and the image of Nigeria before the world.
According to OYC,
the international community is “watching keenly to see if there will be any
form of human rights violations and abuses by Nigeria’s Military before, during
and after the burial rites next Weekend.”
OYC insisted that
there’s no need for any provocative action which may promote violence by the
Nigerian military before, during and after the burial of HRM Eze Kanu, adding
that Abia State is calm and secure.
“Buhari should pull
out military and accord the last respect for the late King by granting
permission and presidential pardon to Nnamdi Kanu to return and bury his
parents according to Igbo tradition and culture.
“There’s nothing
amiss if President Buhari in person or through high power delegation attend and
send a condolence message to the people of Afaraukwu Umuahia on the Demise of
their Paramount Ruler and his wife.
“Such presidential
gesture will portray him as a good father of the nation, irrespective of the
self-evident of IPOB’s stance on self-determination and injustice melted by
systematic structure against Igbos after 50 years of Biafra War Civil.
“The presidential
pardon to Kanu and release of other Biafra agitators in detention and sending a
delegation to the burial will be applauded by both International Community and
Nigerians at home.
“[This] will attract
more respect for President Buhari, as such Presidential gesture granted to
Bashorun MKO Abiola, to appease the Yorubas should be applied now to restore
more confidence of Igbos in this regime… what’s good to the goose is also good
for the Gander.
“OYC salute Governor
Okezie Ikpeazu for the kind gesture granted to the Afaraukwu Umuahia community
through the appeal made by the President-General and the Prime Minister of the
Community for solid road construction for the community in preparation for the
late Paramount Ruler HRM Eze Kanu and his wife burial.
“OYC urge other
Southeast Governors to rebuild the palace destroyed during the Operation Python
Dance.
“We urge Biafra
agitators to slow down on any action that might attract negative stories during
the burial. There should be no display of Biafra flags and Uniforms, protests
and other things that might give security agents the impetus to wade in and
wreak havoc during the burial.
“OYC console Ndigbo
and Kanu Family on the demise of the Paramount Ruler HRM Eze Kanu and his wife.
May God grant them the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.”
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