By Kayode Lawal, Abuja
The South East governors have again been accused of paying lip service to the widespread agitation for the release of the Igbo Nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who has been detained on the order of the court by the federal government for the past three years.
The governors were particularly accused of betraying the Igbo Nation’s common interest by not putting pressure on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government to allow Kanu off the hook, despite the popular agitation for his release.
A group of clerics operating under the aegis of the Concerned Igbo Ministers Commission made the accusations in an open letter sent to the South East governors and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
It is now evident that the President and the South Eastern governors took an oath not to free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
The open letter was signed by Rev. Tony Uzo Anthony (President General/International Coordinator) and Apostle Tony Osuji (Secretary General).
Part of the letter, dated January 8, 2025, read: “It is now evident that the President and the South Eastern governors took an oath not to free Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“Last week, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, revealed their deal before the 2023 general election with Seyi Tinubu, the President’s son, with the approval of his father, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on how Kanu would be released if Tinubu won the Presidency.
“During his campaign in Imo State, the President promised that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu would be liberated during his Presidency, but nothing has happened in nearly two years now.
It is now evident to everyone that our South Eastern governors are the true source of insecurity in the South East
“Sadly enough, no South Eastern governor confronted the President during his tour of the region about Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s infamous and illegal detention.
“It is now evident to everyone that our South Eastern governors are the true source of insecurity in the South East; otherwise, they should have pressed for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Okwu Kanu, who has a lasting solution to the insecurities in the region.
“Mr. President, being misled by the South Eastern governors, is on a path that can ruin his name and political ambitions in the region.
God will appear in His time to expose the actions of the South Eastern governors who, in one way or another, have benefited from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s unlawful incarceration
“God will appear in His time to expose the actions of the South Eastern governors who, in one way or another, have benefited from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s unlawful incarceration.
“We, as a group, are now urging all religious leaders to begin raising questions about Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who is yet to be released.
“The utmost hypocrisy of Igbo politicians is to use the media to fool our people with frivolous promises that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will be released.
“They have all failed Ndi Igbo and should not be re-elected if they continue to fool us and politicize Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release.
“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s continued detention is an outright humiliation of Ndi Igbo,” the statement said.
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Have you forgotten how South Eastern Governors were abused before now. We should be retentive a bit that same people blaming South East Governors were most abused by the same person. They were called different names at different times by different people because of same subject matter.