Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to write his name in gold by ordering the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB.
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo,
President-General ,a socio-cultural body, Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu, made the remark at the weekend while welcoming Tinubu to the South-East ahead of his official visit to Enugu State on Saturday.
The new PG who replaced late Engr Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu further commended what he described as an ‘attitudinal change’ of the Federal Government under the Tinubu leadership
towards the Igbo nation.
In the words of the spokesman of the organisation, Alex Ogbonnia, Chukwu said: “It is therefore hoped that with the Enugu visit, President Tinubu will write his name with gold in the hearts of Ndigbo and all the well-meaning Nigerians, if he orders for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.”
The Organization hailed the Enugu State governor, Engr . Peter Mbah for his “disruptive, innovative and massive infrastructural developments in Enugu State; Enugu International Conference Centre, Enugu Smart schools in all the electoral wards of Enugu State, hospitals across the states, resuscitation of Hotel Presidential Enugu, Flour Mills, Nigergas, the construction and rehabilitation of hundreds of roads in the State, etc, within a short period of his administration”.
“We also appreciate His Excellency, Sen Hope Odidika Uzodimma, CON, the Chairman of the South East Governors Forum and Chairman of the All Progressive Governors Forum, for the life-saving installation of Night Landing Equipment at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri.
“Finally, we wish President Tinubu a safe, joyous and eventful trip as he is treated with the Igbo hospitality in Enugu State.”
