A former Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has revealed that ministers and other government officials familiar with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), said he takes his promise to consider the release of Nnamdi Kanu seriously.

Ezeife made this known on Monday when he featured on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ monitored by The PUNCH.

The ex-Anambra governor and some respected Igbo elders, led by Minister of Aviation in the First Republic, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, had visited Buhari in Aso Rock on Friday and requested the unconditional release of the detained leader of the proscribed secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra.

Buhari had told them he would not want to interfere in the running of the judiciary but said he would consider their demand though “a heavy one.

Speaking on the television programme today, Ezeife thanked Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who “negotiated the appointment” with the President and Amechi who “not only led us but apply to the President to allow us.”

He said the Igbo leaders spoke with those close to Buhari after the meeting and they said the President’s body language was positive.

We talked to people who are familiar with the President after the meeting and they told us that from the body language of the President, he took us very seriously and we should take his promise to look into it very seriously also. We are very quite happy and I must say.

We asked the ministers and those who work with the President and we asked them what should we go home with and they said we should be hopeful and we are hopeful,” he said.

The 83-year-old Igbo elder, who was an elected governor of Anambra State between 1992 and 1993, also said Buhari can mount some pressure on the judiciary to achieve the release of Kanu.

“We have separation of powers – executive, judiciary and the legislature…the judiciary can say something but if the President applies pressure on any of the sectors of governance, normally some good results would come out,” he said.

FreeStuffsNG:
“We have separation of powers – executive, judiciary and the legislature…the judiciary can say something but if the President applies pressure on any of the sectors of governance, normally some good results would come out,” he said.
I honestly find this statement controversial. Is it not illegal for the President to put pressure on the judiciary on a serious criminal case like treason? Was it not this kind of 'pressure ' that sent the former French President, Sarkozy, to jail? The President will really need to be careful with this kind of advice. It could later be used against him.

mmanwuijele:


Buddy, if the man in Aso Rock doesn't step in and your FG actually sits to take MNK's case, I assure you, Nigeria will blown to oblivion. Kenya said there was no extradition order or arrest, but MNK passport shows he was in Kenya. So, what exactly is the case?

Guy, why do you think they have been adjourning the case? Postponing their doom. If extraordinary rendition was allowed, the Fans would've kidnapped Abba Kyari, Julian Assange etc.

There is no pardoning here. You can't pardon a man that did not commit any crime.

I say this:

MAZI NNAMDI OKWU KANU will be released UNCONDITIONALLY.
DSS will pay a huge sum for the treatment they out on him.
Nigeria to lose its little integrity in the eyes of the world.
Nigeria will never allow an Eastern/Southern President.
Biafra will be restored in its entirety through a staggered process!

FreeStuffsNG:

What you wrote up there is completely different from what our Elderstatesmen of Igbo extraction canvassed in their meeting with the President. That's why the justice system should run its course sir.

mmanwuijele:


I cannot confirm or deny your statement. All I said earlier, I said from my experience and knowledge.

The people are not one. Their cultures are distinctly different. Even the brits know this. Just take a look at NL man. Just look at the way northern soldiers destroy and kill in the region.

You know it, I know it. When then, will Nigerians use their minds. Shouldn't we just split and form alliances after ( if our people want to).

Omo, Black people can sometimes be very unreasonable.

FreeStuffsNG:

Do you still remember there's this war between Aguleri and Umuleri, both in the same state , about same time there was Ife Modakeke war. With the level of destruction witnessed those times, no one would have imagined these age long adversaries could resolve their differences some day. So what changed? They had sincere leaders and followers committed to peace.
No matter what we do, there will always be one issue or the other. Delta State has gone through 4 divisions from Western region to Midwest to Bendel now to Delta, Delta State is yet to even meet up with Edo let alone Lagos or become an Eldorado sir. Division is overrated and it's no silver bullet. Nigeria will never divide and I guarantee you that the union won't be at the whims and caprices of unstable folks and treasonable violent take over of power

mmanwuijele:


We shall see! Onu kwuru njo g'ekwu mma.

FreeStuffsNG:
Don't waste your time except you want to waste your precious life for nothing . Even the Nairaland that you are using to express yourself writing "we shall see" upandan , can be removed from you at the stroke of a pen just like Twitter and you're suddenly without a platform and exposed.
Please don't get carried away with the indulgence the authorities are still giving you. If you have worked with the key critical units behind our institutions you will realise why you are wasting your time. You really underestimate the power of the Nigerian government Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu learnt that very late and in a hard way because they are poor students of history. It's not for lack of courage that the fight for the restoration of June 12 wasn't tainted with secession, it was for pragmatic reasons and looking back, the Yoruba still achieved their goals.

mmanwuijele:


Buddy, if the man in Aso Rock doesn't step in and your FG actually sits to take MNK's case, I assure you, Nigeria will blown to oblivion. Kenya said there was no extradition order or arrest, but MNK passport shows he was in Kenya. So, what exactly is the case?

Guy, why do you think they have been adjourning the case? Postponing their doom. If extraordinary rendition was allowed, the Fans would've kidnapped Abba Kyari, Julian Assange etc.

There is no pardoning here. You can't pardon a man that did not commit any crime.

I say this:

MAZI NNAMDI OKWU KANU will be released UNCONDITIONALLY.
DSS will pay a huge sum for the treatment they out on him.
Nigeria to lose its little integrity in the eyes of the world.
Nigeria will never allow an Eastern/Southern President.
Biafra will be restored in its entirety through a staggered process!

We talked to people who are familiar with the President after the meeting and they told us that from the body language of the President, he took us very seriously and we should take his promise to look into it very seriously also. We are very quite happy and I must say.
We asked the ministers and those who work with the President and we asked them what should we go home with and they said we should be hopeful and we are hopeful,” he said.

mmanwuijele:


Buddy, if the man in Aso Rock doesn't step in and your FG actually sits to take MNK's case, I assure you, Nigeria will blown to oblivion. Kenya said there was no extradition order or arrest, but MNK passport shows he was in Kenya. So, what exactly is the case?

Guy, why do you think they have been adjourning the case? Postponing their doom. If extraordinary rendition was allowed, the Fans would've kidnapped Abba Kyari, Julian Assange etc.

There is no pardoning here. You can't pardon a man that did not commit any crime.

I say this:

MAZI NNAMDI OKWU KANU will be released UNCONDITIONALLY.
DSS will pay a huge sum for the treatment they out on him.
Nigeria to lose its little integrity in the eyes of the world.
Nigeria will never allow an Eastern/Southern President.
Biafra will be restored in its entirety through a staggered process!

Godons1:


Rubish talk from Nnamdi Kanu's People. Shame no even dey catch una. See as una most Reverend leaders dey beg Northerners upandan, but you come here dey type wetting no get head

FreeStuffsNG:
Don't waste your time except you want to waste your precious life for nothing . Even the Nairaland that you are using to express yourself writing "we shall see" upandan , can be removed from you at the stroke of a pen just like Twitter and you're suddenly without a platform and exposed.
Please don't get carried away with the indulgence the authorities are still giving you. If you have worked with the key critical units behind our institutions you will realise why you are wasting your time. You really underestimate the power of the Nigerian government Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu learnt that very late and in a hard way because they are poor students of history. It's not for lack of courage that the fight for the restoration of June 12 wasn't tainted with secession, it was for pragmatic reasons and looking back, the Yoruba still achieved their goals.

Grace001:


They sound confused they don’t even believe or trust Buhari, they had to ask from those who work with Buhari just to be sure they didn’t go to Aso rock only to take pictures with bubu

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mmanwuijele:


Ogbeni, If you like, abuse. If you like, no abuse. Biafra go rise soonest.

All this your wailing na the cries of animal wey dey draw last breath.

Godons1:


Between me, you and your leaders wey dey Walker upandan dey beg their Northern m*sters, na who dey wail almost us?

mmanwuijele:


Lol you know damn well majority of those 'leaders' don't truly represent the South and the East.

If e sure for you and your cabals. Call referendum. Make we truly know wetin d masses think.

Godons1:


Another trash talk.
Your Nnamdi Kanu will rot in Jail

mmanwuijele:


Buddy, if the man in Aso Rock doesn't step in and your FG actually sits to take MNK's case, I assure you, Nigeria will blown to oblivion. Kenya said there was no extradition order or arrest, but MNK passport shows he was in Kenya. So, what exactly is the case?

Guy, why do you think they have been adjourning the case? Postponing their doom. If extraordinary rendition was allowed, the Fans would've kidnapped Abba Kyari, Julian Assange etc.

There is no pardoning here. You can't pardon a man that did not commit any crime.

I say this:

MAZI NNAMDI OKWU KANU will be released UNCONDITIONALLY.
DSS will pay a huge sum for the treatment they out on him.
Nigeria to lose its little integrity in the eyes of the world.
Nigeria will never allow an Eastern/Southern President.
Biafra will be restored in its entirety through a staggered process!

JaroMan:

People don't know that Igbo Leaders have given Buhari and FG an escape route.
The case is a national embarrassment and worse is: same Buhari tried such thing with Umaru Dikko and failed.
The government is jumping at it while pretending to dragging feet.

shigishege:
So you guys can beg jubril?? I think you people said buhari is dead and he is not your president?? Upon a your bragging so you people can come and bow to beg Buhari??

valentineuwakwe:


“We have separation of powers – executive, judiciary and the legislature…the judiciary can say something but if the President applies pressure on any of the sectors of governance, normally some good results would come out,” he said.
Source: https://punchng.com/kanu-what-those-familiar-with-buhari-told-us-after-igbo-elders-meeting-ezeife/

And it is still called separation of powers