Presidency fires back at Peter Obi for demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s freedom

Legit.ng writer Adekunle Dada has implicit 8 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary issues

FCT, Abuja - The Presidency has reacted to the Labour Party (LP) statesmanlike campaigner successful 2023, Peter Obi’s caller telephone for IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s merchandise from detention.

Legit.ng recalls that Obi said it does not marque immoderate consciousness and unjustifiable to support Kanu successful detention since helium was arrested and brought backmost to the country.

Presidency says Peter Obi has separatist tendencies. Photo credit: Mr Peter Obi
Source: UGC

The erstwhile Anambra authorities politician explained however helium volition grip nationalist agitation and insecurity.

Reacting to Obi's statement, Presidency accused him of having “separatist tendencies” and openly declaring his enactment for IPOB.

As reported by The Punch, a root successful the Presidency who preferred anonymity due to the fact that helium was not authorised to talk connected the substance stated this.

“Peter Obi has separatist tendencies. He supports IPOB and helium has said it publicly. But helium wants to pb Nigeria. That’s a full contradiction.”

The root said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led national authorities would not interfere successful the ongoing proceedings of Kanu.

He insisted that the lawsuit earlier the tribunal indispensable beryllium allowed to tally its people and Knau volition beryllium released if helium is not recovered guilty.

“Let them hold until the proceedings is over. If helium is not recovered guilty, helium volition beryllium released.“Everybody knows that Nnamdi Kanu’s lawsuit is successful the court. Would helium privation the authorities to halt the tribunal from doing its work? The proceedings is on. Let them hold until the proceedings is over.“The authorities is alleging that helium committed an offence and the lawsuit is already connected trial. If helium is not recovered guilty, helium volition beryllium released. If helium is recovered blameworthy determination volition beryllium punishment for it.”

Nnamdi Kanu: Umahi mentions FG's information for merchandise

Recall that President Bola Tinubu's Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed that the national authorities is acceptable to negotiate the release of Kanu.

Umahi, a two-term politician of Ebonyi, dismissed the reports that the southeast has started utilizing Kanu's merchandise arsenic a information to enactment President Tinubu's second-term ambition.

The curate expressed optimism that Kanu volition beryllium released not by unit and governmental conditions but by dialog and God's grace.

7 explosive statements by Nnamdi Kanu

In a erstwhile story, Legit.ng reported that Kanu's proceedings has continued with the prosecution presenting explosive video and audio recordings, wherever Kanu allegedly incited violence against Nigerian information forces and cardinal figures.

Disturbing statements included calls to pain authorities buildings, people constabulary officers, and connection a bounty for the decease of a governmental leader, further inflaming tensions.

The prosecution introduced further evidence, including a CD of Kanu’s 2021 DSS interrogation, portion the defence objected to its admissibility, and the lawsuit was adjourned until May 8, 2025.

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Source: Legit.ng