The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, said peace would continue to elude the South-East until the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
Soludu recently lent his voice to the call for the release of Kanu who is standing trial for terrorism, treasonable felony, among others. The latter initially was granted bail, jumped it and was on the run, but had to be arrested in Kenya.
The former CBN governor had said he was ready to stand surety for the IPOB leader, an offer he made again on Thursday when he appeared on a Channels TV programme, ‘Politics Today’, titled, ‘One-on-One with Governor Soludo’.
The governor remarked that the separationist leader is key in stemming the tide of insecurity in the South-East and ensuring the forthcoming elections hold in the region, adding that he is in the process of writing officially to Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) in respect of the issue.
According to him, “The AGF will receive a formal letter of our request for the release of Kanu in a few days’ time. It’s about the life and prosperity of the entire South-East. We want peace and transformation to return and we need all the stakeholders around the table.
“We have instituted a commission of inquiry in this conversation, but this is not enough if we do not have critical forces like Kanu around the table for conversation.
“We want the South-East to participate in this election and we need Kanu. We are saying grant him administrative bail and I am prepared to stand as his surety and to provide him whenever he is required.”