The Spokesperson for the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Imo Ugochinyere, has advised the Federal Government to release the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on account of his deteriorating health.
Ugochinyere said the nation could be engulfed in crisis should Kanu die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), where he is being held.
On Wednesday, the CUPP spokesperson stated this in his country home in Akokwa in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State.
According to him, Kanu is being held in custody against judgements by the Abia State High Court in Umuahia and Court of Appeal which ordered his release.
Ugochinyere charged President Muhammadu Buhari to order Kanu’s release on health grounds, adding that the release would serve the interest of national unity, equity and justice.
He added that the IPOB leader’s release would also pave the way for dialogue on the Biafra struggle.
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“I got off the phone from the lawyer to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, were his deteriorating health condition was brought to my notice. I want to urge Mr President in the interest of peace and security to order the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“There are several court judgements which have declared his continuous detention illegal.
“Mr President has the constitutional power through the attorney general to order for the discontinuance of the matter. Kanu should be released then we come to the negotiation table and address those issues that led to the agitation,” Ugochinyere said on Wednesday.
The CUPP spokesperson also condemned the terrorism charges preferred against the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele.
He asked the President to order the DSS to withdraw the terrorism charges, noting that the DSS’s move against Emefiele was already being perceived as a persecution of Southern people.
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