The former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, said he met with the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, in detention on Monday and advised him to consider the consequences of his actions....CONTINUE READING
Report has it that Mr Kalu, who is now a senator representing Abia State, said he has had a close relationship with the family of the IPOB leader.
The senator said Mr Kanu is his “brother” and that “we can’t run away from each other”, even though both of them have different ideologies.
According to Orji Uzor Kalu, he said, In 2001 when he was Governor, he made his father, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu, traditional ruler of Afara Ukwu and since then the family has been very close to him.
He further said that what Nigeria needs most is a peaceful and secured society.
The agitation for an independent republic, Biafra, which is being championed by IPOB, has led to several killings and destruction in Nigeria’s South-east. And has been pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to release Mr Kanu and hold talks with IPOB as a solution to the instability in the South-east.
