IPOB: Reps Leadership To Wade Into Kanu’s Release Agitations
The leadership of the House of Representatives has indicated readiness to look into the calls for the release of leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu as political solution to insecurity in the South East region of Nigeria.
This came as a motion over the state of insecurity in Ebonyi state was debated on Thursday.
A member, Hon. Nwachukwu Eze had moved a motion on the “Need to Forestall Further Killings in Ebonyi Local Government Area, and the Rising Insecurity in Ebonyi/Ohaukwu Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, debate on during which a proposal was made to pass as part of the resolution, to urge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu release Kanu to douse the raging tension in the region.
Hon. Ginger Obinna Onwusibe had asked the House to amend the motion to ensure the release of Nnamdi Kanu so as to put an end to the disturbing cases of killings in the south eastern part of the Country.
“The insecurity is as a result of the prolonged detention of Mazi Kanu and see a way of releasing him so as to restore peace to the entire south east” he said.
However, the Deputy Majority Leader, Hon Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, opposed the suggestion, arguing that “matters like that are always determined by court and not by parliamentary decision”.
Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, in his intervention said “the motion moved by Hon. Ginger was to find an amicable way of resolving the issue with regards to Nnamdi Kanu and what the prayer of the amendment should read is to urge Mr President to use any other diplomatic or political approach to grant that, this is before the court to find a lasting solution on this issue because those of us from the region know where it’s pitching us”.
In his ruling, Speaker Tajudeen Abbas said, “this is a topical issue, my ruling on this is that I will defer ruling on this at this particular time and I will invite both the minority and majority leaders so that we can consult and see what the point of the law says before I make my own position known.
“So while I rule on other motions and amendment that have been proposed, that particular one is suspended for ruling next week after due consultation”.
