President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to honour his
earlier stance on the ongoing trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Buhari had consistently said Kanu’s fate would be decided by
the judiciary.
Responding to appeals by traditional, religious and
political leaders in the region for the release of the detained leader of the
outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the president had
said:
‘‘I have listened carefully to the various appeals from the
elders to the traditional leaders regarding a wide range of options, and as I
have said previously this matter remains in the full purview of the courts
where it will be properly adjudicated.”
However, just last week, the IPOB leader was acquitted by
the Court of Appeal.
But the euphoria that greeted the court order is gradually
dying down, with the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami
declaring that Kanu would not be released anytime soon.
Speaking on the development, the National President of
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said President
Buhari should show leadership by respecting his own words.
In a statement made available on Tuesday, Okwu
said, “it is a source of worry that the Buhari-led presidency is foot-dragging
in obeying the Appeal Court’s order on Nnamdi Kanu.
“Recall that Igbo leaders, including the international
community had at several times asked the President to apply a political
solution to Kanu’s case but he said the court would decide on that. Now that
the court has ruled in Kanu’s favour, the supposed Chief law officer of the
federation, Abubakar Malami is busy deceiving the government.
“We ask Mr. President to show leadership; he should respect
the rule of law; for the federal government of Nigeria to disobey valid orders
of court is sending the wrong signal to the citizens and the international
community.”
“The President should without hesitation order the DSS to
comply with that order and free Kanu is order to ensure total peace and
security in the South-East and the South-South,” Okwu stated.
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