The Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo said the Igbos have accepted Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as their president.
The President General of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu stated.
Iwuanyanwu said, “Igbos in all the various states in Nigeria have now accepted Tinubu as our president, and we have pledged, and I say that on behalf of our people, that we are going to give Tinubu every support.
“But we expect Tinubu to look at this problem we have. We expect him to solve this problem which all of us are talking about.”
The Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo leader has appealed to the president to use his constitutional right as the President of Nigeria to release the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, despite the order from the Supreme Court.
Iwuanyanwu said the release of Nnamdi Kanu will help the security operatives to differentiate between those fighting for Kanu’s freedom, and criminals operating under the guise of protests for Kanu’s release, so they can restore peace in the South-East.
He said, “I, as a leader of Igbos, after consultation with my people, we all agree that there was no reason why Nnamdi Kanu should be incarcerated, no reason why he should be detained.
“He didn’t serve any risk. Rather, his release will help Nigeria, will help the security agencies to differentiate who is a criminal and who is a very honest and dedicated Nigerian. Because many criminals hide under the fact that Nnamdi Kanu is in detention and continue to unleash heinous crimes on our people in South-East.
“As you have already noticed, some people stay outside Nigeria and from time to time, mobilise armed robbers, armed gunmen, even declare sit at home. And of course, you know our people are mercantile people, people who are commercial.
“Most of the people live from day to day, from hand to mouth. And when these people are restrained from getting out to do their business, they suffer a lot of hardship. So, we believe that if Nnamdi Kanu is released, it will make the job of security very easy. All of us cannot be saying that he should be released without a just cause.”
