The Apex socio-cultural youth organization of Igbo race World Wide, the Ohanaeze Youth Council,OYC has described the arrest, continued incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,leader of IPOB at DSS dungeon as a long protracted post- civil war hang-over by the regime of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The President General of Ohanaeze Youth Council,OYC Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka,while speaking to the Press at the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, on Thursday, February 22, frowned at the manner former President Muhammadu Buhari handled the issue of Self Determination Agitators in the South East, thereby aggravating the already tensed situation.
Looking back now, it is crystal clear that those evil policies of former President Buhari like the operation Python dance, that claimed over 200 lives of Igbo youths, constant harassment /intimidation, extra Judicial killings.
The continuous detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has failed woefully to achieve peace , development in the South East but emboldened the agitations further.
Speaking further, the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Comrade Igboayaka reiterated that the continuous detention and trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu amounts to “Reinforcement Of Failure” which had neither achieved peace, unity nor development in the region.
He advised that, there is no better time to focus on achieving peace,development in South East Nigeria and healing of protracted wounds by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu than now, starting by dropping all charges against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and setting him free as he appears in Court on Monday, February,26 for the continuation of former president’s headless trial.
Reacting on the withdrawal of Federal Government treasonable charges against the initiator of #RevolutionNow Mr Omoyele Sowere on February 14, Comrade Igboayaka commended President Bola Tinubu for the wise decision for the interest of peace in Nigeria.
He also added that as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu appears in Court on Monday, February,26, all lovers of peace in Nigeria are expecting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discontinue the case, through the withdrawal of all charges against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for the interest of Peace in Nigeria.
“The Ohanaeze Youth Council also called on Justice Binta Nyako to free herself from the past executive pressures and see from the legal point of view to invoke the principles of “Justice of Peace” on the case of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and grant his bail application by the legal counsel as it is obviously clear that Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release is very crucial to achieving a lasting peace in the South East Region”
