A contemporary transfer to safe the discharge of the detained IPOB chief, Nnamdi Kanu, took a brand new activate Tuesday after Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the Presidential Villa.
The assembly, which held behind closed doorways, is seen as a significant step in Otti’s ongoing political and diplomatic engagements focused at resolving Kanu’s long-running case.
The governor arrived the Villa shortly after his go to to Sokoto, the place Kanu is at the moment being held.
Otti had just lately travelled to the Sokoto correctional facility within the firm of Emmanuel Kanu, the IPOB chief’s youthful brother; the Abia State Legal professional-Basic, Ikechukwu Uwanna (SAN); and his Particular Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma. Senior officers of the Sokoto State Authorities have been additionally current throughout that go to.
Throughout the Sokoto engagement, the governor held a personal dialog with Kanu and guaranteed him that his administration was dedicated to exhausting all lawful avenues to safe his freedom.
Otti has repeatedly described Kanu’s matter as a humanitarian and regional concern that have to be resolved.
Following that go to, Otti said that the state had already activated an agreed technique designed to result in Kanu’s launch.
He famous that the plan would proceed “till his freedom is secured,” emphasizing that the method required persistence and regular engagement with all related authorities.
Tuesday’s assembly with President Tinubu is believed to be a part of this identical technique.
Though particulars of their dialogue weren’t disclosed, sources on the Villa described the ambiance as optimistic, with indications that negotiations involving political and authorized issues could also be advancing.
Governor Otti has maintained that though Kanu retains the suitable to pursue his enchantment in courtroom, political channels stay essential in reaching a closing settlement.
His administration, he stated, will proceed to discover peaceable and constitutional choices to resolve a matter that has generated deep nationwide debate for years.
The renewed conversations in Abuja have raised expectations amongst many within the South-East, who’ve continued to name for Kanu’s launch as a part of measures to calm regional tensions and promote dialogue.
In a associated improvement, Politics Nigeria earlier reported that Governor Otti visited Kanu in Sokoto and hinted that the agreed roadmap for his launch had been reactivated and strengthened after consultations with authorized and political stakeholders.