Representatives from South East implore Tinubu to end Kanu’s prosecution.
A group of House of Representatives members from the South East, led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, have urged President Bola Tinubu to use the appropriate constitutional provisions to halt the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra who is currently incarcerated.
They added that Kanu’s bail application being denied was yet another significant blow for the region’s efforts to mend and restore peace.
On Tuesday, Kanu’s bail request was denied by Judge Binta Nyako, who also approved an expedited hearing.
Speaking on behalf of other MPs from the South East who were present in court, Ugochinyere said that granting Kanu bail would have given a chance to start a conversation about bringing about peace in the region.
But Ugochinyere, the House of Representatives representative for Ideato South and North, pleaded with the president to give Sunday Igboho and Omoyele Sowore the same treatment.
“We just lost an opportunity to begin the process of healing in our land,” he said, expressing regret over the news of the bail’s rejection.
If that bail request had been approved, it would have provided a chance to start a conversation about bringing about peace in the South East.
The Federal Government dropped the criminal prosecution against Omoyele Sowore a few weeks ago. I also know that Sunday Igboho is now permitted to return home by the Federal Government.
“We are urging President Bola Tinubu to seize this opportunity. In order to end the problem, the President and the Attorney-General in particular should use the authority granted to them under Section 174 of the 1999 Constitution. In the public interest and the interest of justice, the lawsuit may be dropped.
The fact that this bail application was denied hurts us as well, and we hope President Tinubu would take the appropriate action by ending the case.
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, had applied for bail, but the Federal High Court in Abuja had denied it earlier on Tuesday. However, Justice Binta Nyako, the trial judge, decided to have an expedited hearing instead.
