Release Nnamdi Kanu before you leave Office – Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges Buhari

Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, has once again appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the dredging of Oguta Lake-Orashi River in Imo State, Iwuanyanwu urged Buhari to release Kanu before leaving office on May 29.

He emphasized that Igbos are not interested in secession, as they have investments everywhere and would not want to abandon them. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo represented Buhari during the ceremony.

He said, “Our vice president, tell our brother, our son Buhari that Ohaneze Ndigbo with over 60 million people requests that he should release Nnamdi Kanu. Igbos are not seceding. I don’t see any reason why someone would say Igbos are seceding. Igbos are everywhere. We have investments, are we going to leave our investments?

“So please I am passing this message to him because he’s my president in Nigeria but in Ohaneze Ndigbo, he has been honoured by us and he is a member.

So he’s my subject there. So I am now telling him that Nnamdi Kanu should be released before he departs. We are going to be very grateful.”