The governors in the Southeast region have hosted former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who visited them on a solidarity visit. They plan to meet President Bola Tinubu to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Speaking to journalists at the end of their over seven hours meetings, the governors in the region set up a burial committee for the late minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu. The committee will be headed by the former president of the Senate, Anyim Pius Anyim.
Vanguard reported that the forum also appointed Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, as the secretary of the Ogbonnaya Onu burial committee. Other members included Igbo leaders who were drawn across the Igbo states.
According to Hope Uzodimma, Imo state governor and chairman of the SEGF, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the Commonwealth of Nations secretary general, and HRH Igwe Alfred Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha received a delegation.
His statement reads in part:
All the five governors in the South-East were present at the meeting. They are Uzodimma, Charles Soludo of Anambra, Alex Otti of Abia, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, and Peter Mbah of Enugu
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
