The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have welcomed the recent call of Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo for appealing to the Federal Government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to him directly that he will stand as surety for him if he cannot be released unconditionally. However, the group said their leader does not need any surety since there is no charge pending against him today before any Nigeria court.
Prof. Soludo made this statement on Saturday 14th, January 2023 during the kick-off of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Presidential campaign in Awka, the capital city of Anambra state. The governor said “I am making a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to release unconditionally. If he cannot be released unconditionally, I want him released to me and I will stand surety for him.”
Responding to this plead, its Media and Publicity Secretary, Mr. Emma Powerful said in his statement that they all welcome the recent plead of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo for requesting for the release of their leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally or he stands as surety for him. Emma further stated that Kanu has no case to answer before any Nigeria court, and as such does not require to be released on bail.
Emma's statement read in part:
“It is important, therefore, to clarify that our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has no form of indictment or even charge pending against him today before any court by the authority of this judgment. The issue of granting bail or otherwise does not arise by any stretch of consideration or imagination, because it is the Federal Government that is today in breach of this order of a superior court of competent jurisdiction.”
“It is to be emphasized further that Kanu who was discharged on the 13th day of October 2022, by the Court of Appeal does not have any need for surety because there is no charge hanging on his neck today. We have gone beyond the issue of surety or no surety, every genuine call/demand in the prevailing circumstance should be firmly directed at calling out on the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately obey the order for the unconditional release of Kanu made by its court.”
“May we also remind Governor Soludo and others, that Kanu’s current incarceration is not sanctioned by any law known to man, it is unconstitutional and an affront to constitutional democracy and the rule of law? Instead, Governor Soludo should gear all his efforts towards persuading and compelling the rulers of Nigeria to obey their Law.”