The USA State of Georgia has granted honorary citizenship to the chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, regardless of his continued detention in Nigeria.
Politics Nigeria reviews that the popularity was introduced by means of a proclamation issued by the Georgia Secretary of State and later made public by Kanu’s household.
The event has drawn consideration as a result of it comes at a time when the IPOB chief stays in custody over treason-related expenses.
Kanu’s youthful brother, Prince Nnamdi Kanu, disclosed the proclamation and confirmed that the doc formally names the IPOB chief as an honorary citizen of Georgia.
In keeping with the household, the letter was formally obtained by a former Nigerian ambassador to South Africa, Uche Ajulu.
Kanu is at present being held in Sokoto State following his conviction by the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja. He has rejected the judgment and has introduced plans to problem it by means of an attraction course of.
The proclamation, signed by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, described Kanu as a goodwill consultant of the state and prolonged symbolic recognition to him as a citizen of Georgia.
The letter acknowledged:
“I, Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim Nnamdi Okwu Kanu as an Honorary Georgia Citizen.
“Could this Excellent Citizen be afforded each courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia in his travels to different states, to nations past the borders of america of America, or wherever he might hereafter journey or reside. Thanks in your service to our State.
“In testimony whereof, I’ve hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my workplace. workplace, on the State Capitol, within the Metropolis of Atlanta, this sixteenth day of January, A.D. 2026.”
Nevertheless, the proclamation has stirred reactions amongst supporters of Kanu, who see it as a world acknowledgment of his affect and activism. It additionally raises recent questions concerning the rising overseas consideration on his authorized state of affairs in Nigeria.