By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA – Elder statesman and President of Osisioma Basis, Dr Chike Obidigbo, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently undertake a political resolution to the case of the detained chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, warning that failure to take action might destabilise the South East and set off wider nationwide tensions.
In a press release personally signed by him, Obidigbo faulted what he described because the silence of Nigeria’s political class over Kanu’s deteriorating well being, stressing that such neglect might provoke resentment within the South East and gas unrest harking back to the civil conflict years.
He accused South East politicians of failing to talk up on Kanu’s state of affairs whereas their counterparts in different areas shut ranks to resolve challenges of their zones.
“The troubling well being situation of the IPOB chief needs to be a supply of nice fear to these in authority in Nigeria,” Obidigbo acknowledged.
The elder statesman drew comparisons between Kanu and South Africa’s late anti-apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela, noting that whereas Mandela was jailed for searching for freedom for his individuals, Kanu was going through prosecution for demanding fairness and justice in Nigeria.
“We’ve seen those who took up arms in revolt in opposition to Nigeria being supplied amnesty. We’ve simply been handled a worrisome sight of armed bandits being acquired on a purple carpet to debate potential finish to their villainy and homicide of residents.
“Seeing all these, it beggars perception that Nnamdi Kanu is being stored in solitary confinement for calling for restructuring of the nation by means of referendum, which is the best expression of democratic alternative,” he mentioned.
Obidigbo added that many voters, together with outstanding leaders, have lengthy known as for a evaluate of Nigeria’s political construction, particularly after the 2014 expiration of the amalgamation experiment.
“Why ought to Kanu endure double jeopardy for expressing frustration over Nigeria’s contradictions? Is he the one one expressing such issues over the malformed entity known as Nigeria?” he requested.
The Osisioma Basis president warned that continued silence over Kanu’s plight could push Nigeria in direction of chaos. He cautioned that permitting the IPOB chief’s well being to deteriorate additional might spark civil strife much like the tensions of the previous.
Obidigbo additionally expressed concern that the Nigerian media had not given adequate consideration to the matter, urging journalists and civic leaders to talk out.
He due to this fact appealed to the Division of State Companies (DSS) to permit Kanu entry to specialist medical therapy as a way to dispel rising fears about his wellbeing.
“I’m compelled to imagine that it’s this intolerance of dissent that has frightened Igbo politicians, particularly elected representatives, away from speaking about Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the injustice in opposition to his trigger,” he mentioned.
Calling on President Tinubu straight, Obidigbo urged him to increase to Kanu the identical political resolution that was utilized to resolve the Rivers State disaster.
“Except that’s achieved, the final impression that the President desires to plunge South East into confusion to keep away from election within the area could turn into believable,” he warned.
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