The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, says his clamour for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will not cease with the end of the president Muhammadu Buhari tenure.
Buhari’s tenure will come to an end on Monday with the swearing-in of Bola Tinubu as the new president.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, Soludo said he would intensify his agitation for kanu’s release in Tinubu’s government.
He disclosed that his push for Kanu’s freedom was spurred by peace and the need to find solutions to the security issues in South East.
He reiterated that he was ready to stand as a surety for Kanu if the federal government is ready to release him.
Nnamdi Kanu was re-arrested in Kenya and brought back to Nigeria in June 2021, after he jumped bail and fled abroad.
The governor said he wrote to President Buhari requesting Kanu’s release, noting that the continued detention of the IPOB leader is behind some of the security issues in the South East.
Soludo said, “I copied the Attorney General in the letter I wrote to the President; but if the Buhari administration fails to release him, we will continue to pursue the issue with the incoming administration.
“Our interest in this case is simple: peace, security and development. If it’s because of the court process, you can release him as part of the conditions, hand him over to me. We will keep him. When you need him, we will release him and bring him to you. I will be the surety. I am prepared to do that.”