Bianca Ojukwu, wife of late Igbo leader, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has urged President Buhari to let the IPOB leader go, as a mark of his commitment to ending the marginalization of Igbos
Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Spain, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, has implored President Muhammadu Buhari to set Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), free.
Bianca made the plea at the 10th memorial anniversary of her late husband, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, organized in Owerri on Friday.
She urged the President to consider the plea made by some Igbo leaders during their recent visit to the State House, Abuja, asking for Kanu’s release.
Bianca Ojukwu also said that Kanu’s release will signify the President’s commitment to ending the marginalization felt by the Igbos, which necessitated agitation in the first place.
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“Kanu’s release will further buttress President Buhari’s commitment to healing the wounds of marginalization felt by the Igbo nation,” she said.
She urged governors of the South-East geopolitical zone to remember Ojukwu, just as the convener of the event, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra.
Also speaking at the event, Mr. Ahamefula Ojukwu, chairman of the occasion and son of the late Igbo leader, thanked Uwazuruike for conducting the affairs of the entire Igbo nation in unity.
He urged Igbo people, especially those privileged to occupy positions of authority, to preserve the legacies of his late father whom he described as “an embodiment of selfless service and sacrifice to the Igbo cause”.
Earlier in an address, Dr. Nkem Okeke, Deputy Governor of Anambra, decried the use of violence in the quest for self-determination.
He implored the Igbo people to be united in their bid to achieve set objectives.
According to The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the event was attended by various Igbo groups from the South-East and South-South geopolitical zones of the country.
A highlight of the event was the cultural dances and traditional masquerade performances by various troupes.
(NAN)