I Did Not Discuss Release of Nnamdi Kanu With Southeast Governors – Obasanjo

 

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a clarification concerning his meeting with Southeast governors.

 

He said he did not discuss the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu during his meeting with the South East governors in Enugu state .

 

Recall that Obasanjo on Tuesday alongside Chief Emeka Anyaoku and His Royal Majesty Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, met with the South East governors.

 

Following the meeting, there were speculations that the meeting discussed pressing issue of the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

 

However, Obasanjo in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Wednesday, said the meeting was to discuss regional development issues and the purported planned release of Kanu by the Federal government was not part of it.

 

He added that part of the issues discussed included security and infrastructure, economic and cooperative/collaboration, which was meant to complement the national economic development agenda.

 

Obasanjo said “The meeting with them was at my invitation and of Chief Emeka Anyaoku before their summit begins. The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was not on the agenda and was not discussed in my presence,”