I didn’t discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release with South-East govs – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has clarified that his talks with the South-East governors did not involve the release of Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Governors under the umbrella of the South-East Governors’ Forum on Tuesday resolved to meet with President Bola Tinubu to seek the release of Nnamdi Kanu.
Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo and chairman of the forum, announced this resolution at the end of a meeting of the governors held in Enugu.
Obasanjo also paid a solidarity visit to the South-East governors forum in the state.
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In a statement on Wednesday, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo’s special assistant on media, said the ex-president along with Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth secretary-general, met with the South-East governors to discuss regional development.
The statement said that the meeting did not include discussions about the potential release of Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government.
“The meeting with them was at my invitation and of Chief Emeka Anyaoku before their summit begins. The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was not on the agenda and was not discussed in my presence,” the statement said.
“The regional development issues include that of security and infrastructure, economic and cooperative collaboration, which was meant to complement the national economic development agenda.
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