The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has expressed optimism that the leader of the Indigenous People’s of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will be freed through a political approach.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu said, “It is now time to explore political solutions that had been hindered because the matter was before the court. But now that the court has finished, it is time to intensify request for the President’s intervention and we are sure that the President is not averse to it.”
Kalu urged the people of the South East and all Nigerians to remain calm, assuring that all hope is not lost. “We are going to get it. All hope is not lost. Our people should remain calm,” he said.
The statement came after a federal high court in Abuja sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on Thursday.
Kalu expressed confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to listen to the pleas of well-meaning Igbo leaders on the matter, saying the President will not be averse to a political solution.
“We are confident that the President will listen to the pleas of well-meaning Igbo leaders and others who are interested in peace and stability in the country,” Kalu’s statement implied.