Abeokuta, Ogun – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo met with the South East governors in Enugu on Tuesday, July 2. The meeting was also attended by Chief Emeka Anyaoku. However, contrary to speculation, the release of Nnamdi Kanu was not discussed during the meeting.
According to The Nation, Obasanjo’s special assistant on media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Wednesday, July 3, said the meeting focused on regional development issues, including security and infrastructure.
The meeting was intended to discuss ways to promote regional development, and the attendees explored various ways to achieve this goal. The clarification from Obasanjo’s office puts to rest any speculation that the meeting was related to the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The statement reads:
The southeast governors met in Enugu on Tuesday, July 2, and resolved to meet with President Bola Tinubu to discuss Nnamdi Kanu’s release.
Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo state and chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum (SEGF), told journalists after the meeting that they hosted the former president.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Governors from the Southeast region under the umbrella of SEGF have resolved to meet President Bola Tinubu to discuss the release of the proscribed IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Chairman of the forum and governor of Imo, Hope Uzodimma, announced the development on Tuesday, July 2, adding that they would discuss other pressing matters of the region with Tinubu.
The governors also announced the appointment of Anyim Pius Anyim and Rotimi Amaechi as the chairman and secretary for the burial committee of the late Ogbonnaya Onu.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
