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Where were these doctors when some kids was busy locking everyone at home? |
Brendaniel:You don't need to cry about this |
Validated:Hahaha, imagine how this one is sounding like someone beating badly. Stick to the discussion and stop talking rubbish. Na only them know who get job or not upon how productive they claimed Eish |
Ikaeniyan0:The bitter truth they are not interested in hearing |
SpencerForbes:Just say you have never experienced true undiluted love before without any money influence. Just like being rich is for few people, it's same with true love. Only few people will experience it |
Brendaniel:May we not be petty in life the way you do. Amen. We are talking A, he's responding with W |
Brendaniel:What did you say that come close to reality. That's the question we are asking you. At least you have confirmed that my opinion are authentic |
billyG:Mr bereaver, happy weekend oo |
Brendaniel:Stop shalaye, take up the challenge. Mention just one argument/support you or other opposition members ever win over me on this forum At least you have been supporting something, you have been sharing your opinion about issues, tell us which one of yours came through |
SpencerForbes:What then is the meaning of love map in a relationship |
Ojiofor:What was their terms and conditions before joining Apc. Was Kanu not part of the negotiations? |
Badoo na real nigga. He's mature with his dealings |
NgeneUkwenu:He must have been fluent with reasonable number of Nigeria languages ![]() |
Insects wey dey chop vegetables, na around vegetables it dey live |
Observers say this silence is not new. It reflects a long-running pattern of political caution among regional leaders whenever the IPOB matter resurfaces, especially concerning Kanu’s detention or legal battles. The five governors of Nigeria’s South East region have maintained a striking and controversial silence following the life sentence handed down to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. The judgment, delivered by Justice James Omotosho, has triggered widespread condemnation across the region and beyond. SaharaReporters earlier reported that Kanu was also secretly transferred from the DSS custody in Abuja to a correctional centre in Sokoto State. Yet, as regional and national stakeholders voice strong reactions, the political leaders closest to the issue — South East governors— have not released statements, convened meetings, or taken a public stance. Observers say this silence is not new. It reflects a long-running pattern of political caution among regional leaders whenever the IPOB matter resurfaces, especially concerning Kanu’s detention or legal battles. The region’s political establishment has long walked a tightrope: addressing legitimate grievances among the youth while avoiding being seen as endorsing a separatist group designated as a terrorist organisation by the federal government. But critics argue that this latest episode crosses from caution into abdication. Public frustration is fuelled by memories of the South East Governors’ Forum’s role in the 2017 proscription of IPOB. Under then-chairman Governor David Umahi— now Minister of Works — the Forum officially banned the group at the height of mass flag-waving demonstrations across the region. At the time, Umahi was seen as aligning closely with the administration of then-President Muhammadu Buhari. Critics say this political alignment came at the cost of alienating and endangering Igbo youth involved in largely symbolic protests. The proscription by the governors served as the foundation for the Buhari administration’s subsequent designation of IPOB as a terrorist organisation through an ex-parte order — an order that IPOB appealed but which has remained unheard at the Court of Appeal for years. Notably, although a High Court in Enugu State nullified the proscription in 2023, Justice Omotosho still relied on the original ban to convict Kanu as the leader of a terrorist organization. Across major cities in the South East, residents say the governors’ silence feels like yet another betrayal at a moment of heightened emotional tension. “They helped create the situation that led to IPOB being labelled a terrorist group, and now they can’t speak when the consequences are unfolding,” said a political observer in Anambra. Civil society groups such as Ohanaeze Ndigbo, MASSOB, and the Ohanaeze Youth Council have already condemned the ruling, describing it as a miscarriage of justice. Their open criticism makes the governors’ silence even more conspicuous. A community leader in Enugu told SaharaReporters: “Even if they don’t want to take sides, they should at least address their people and call for calm. Leadership is not silence.” Sources within government circles suggest that the governors worry that any public comment—whether critical or supportive of the ruling—could escalate tensions in a region already grappling with insecurity, sit-at-home disruptions, and armed groups claiming affiliation with IPOB. But analysts argue that silence is itself a political risk. It feeds narratives that South East leaders are detached from grassroots realities or unwilling to defend their own people when national decisions disproportionately affect the region. Security agencies have reportedly increased deployments across several South East states to deter potential unrest. Intelligence sources say authorities are monitoring groups that may attempt to exploit public anger following the ruling. SaharaReporters had reported that human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, confirmed that the administration of President Bola Tinubu had secretly transferred IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to a correctional facility in Sokoto State, warning that the move poses severe risks to his safety. Sowore made this known on Friday, a day after Justice Mobolaji Omotosho convicted Kanu on seven-count charges and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Speaking, Sowore in a post accused the Nigerian government of implementing a covert plan to isolate Kanu in what he described as a notorious prison in northern Nigeria. "Yes, they have already planned it. Their intention since yesterday was to move Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to a notorious prison based in the northern parts, where his safety cannot be guaranteed. I can confirm now that he's already in Sokoto prison,” Sowore said. According to Sowore, government officials feared that placing Kanu in Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja would turn the facility into a “pilgrimage ground” for supporters from across the South-East. "They openly said he would “become a king” if taken to Kuje correctional center in Abuja, because according to them, “Igbo people” and his supporters would turn Kuje into a place of pilgrimage. "That is why they are desperate to keep him far away, isolated, and vulnerable." The former presidential candidate stated that government-aligned actors are now engaged in what he described as a psychological operation to manipulate public perception and weaken calls for Kanu’s freedom. Source: https://saharareporters.com/2025/11/21/south-east-governors-keep-mute-nnamdi-kanus-life-sentence-transfer-sokoto-prison?fbclid=IwY2xjawOOO8NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5GPa63QYkhX3OZNOZpV9DiIvHrtulbBL37nUKG9-tsESTPG-97_1k_UkdHWg_aem_PjGpgVZ0VyMS10TxF7dRBw |
Nnamdi Kanu will tour reasonable number of Nigeria prison. From Sokoto to Maiduguri to Panti to South South and South East. Kanu will be the one to be leading the morning Nigeria anthem |
SpencerForbes:Your arguments have been blurred before. In any relationship, you give what you are expecting from others |
ChiefOloye:Northerners want to play political scores with their own people. Most of the service chiefs are from North. Majority of our military men are from North. So which excuse are they having? They are waiting for a president who is not from their region to come on his knees to beg them to stop killing themselves? |
ogmask:Your comments is shifting from the narration |
Brendaniel and other opposition on this forum, 500k is at stake oo. Come and drop that one major argument you have ever won over me on this forum for a decade I have been active |
May be as a convicted terrorist |
Brendaniel:Okay let me challenge all of you opposition on this forum, I don't care which party or which politicians you are supporting. Mention just 1 , I am not asking for 2 oo, one major argument/support that any of you ever won over me on this forum since I have been active for over a decade 500k price dey available Again, not just only you or the people in your camp, all the opposition on this forum PATA PATA, I am challenging all of you |
ebukal67x:You don't know the meaning of political prisoner. It's some South East politicians that are blocking Kanu's freedom. That's an internal issue |
Kanu is as guilty as charged plus his arrogance |
ChiefOloye:No be northerners dey kill northerners? The way you are concerned, are the Northerners also concerned as well? |
Brendaniel:Read and comprehend. You shouldn't be in hurry this weekend Thank you |
showboy2301:Some of those people are just intolerant |
Sonnobax15:If you married a wrong person, no amount of qualities you can have that will make different. |
Use your capacity to take it down whenever his post make it to Fp Stop nagging unnecessarily |
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