Sowore Meets Jonathan, Seeks Support for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release’

• Omoyele Sowore met with outmoded President Goodluck Jonathan to debate the detention of IPOB chief Nnamdi Kanu.
• Sowore acknowledged Jonathan agreed on the need for an even possibility and promised to meet President Tinubu about it.
• He reiterated his call for Kanu’s open and entreated assorted leaders to hitch the campaign forward of the planned #FreeNnamdiKanu march on October 20.

Human rights activist and outmoded presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, on Friday met with outmoded President Goodluck Jonathan to debate the persisted detention of IPOB chief, Nnamdi Kanu, and to search out out about his toughen for Kanu’s open.

After the meeting, Sowore acknowledged Jonathan “may perhaps maybe perhaps not be issuing any initiating positions nonetheless acknowledges the necessity to total the chapter and wait on a solution that promotes healing. He promised to meet Tinubu about it.”

In a Facebook put up, Sowore wrote, “Earlier at the present time in Abuja, I met with outmoded President Goodluck Jonathan to debate the persisted incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. President Jonathan agreed that there is an urgent and compelling wish to address this matter decisively and justly. I thank him sincerely for recognizing the importance of resolving Kanu’s case in the interest of peace, fairness, and nationwide healing. Particularly assuring used to be that he promised to meet Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to debate this field as soon as that you just may perhaps judge of.”

He added, “With this, outmoded President Jonathan joins a rising record of Nigerians who comprise called for justice in Nnamdi Kanu’s case, a record that already comprises ex Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Femi Falana SAN, Senator Shehu Sani, and heaps of others throughout political and regional divides.

“Mazi Nnamdi Kanu stays in detention at the present time because he took up the dazzling explanation for confronting the long-standing field of marginalization in Nigeria. Love assorted ethnic and regional activists whose politically motivated conditions comprise been withdrawn or pushed aside, Nnamdi Kanu may perhaps maybe merely peaceful also be launched without extra delay.

“I over all over again call on all political, cultural, ethnic, and religious leaders throughout Nigeria to hitch this noble reason. In divulge, I invite my brothers and sisters from the South East Mr. Peter Obi, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, ALEX C OTTI, Francis Nwifuru, Peter Mbah, Hope Uzodinma, Obiageli Ezekwesili, John Mbata of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide apart from to Nigerians of judgment of right and wrong in all places, to lend their voices to the call for justice and freedom.”

He concluded, “Nnamdi Kanu must be put free. And I remain firmly committed to peacefully mobilizing for justice and freedom in this matter.”

The meeting comes amid rising calls for Kanu’s unconditional open, with Sowore planning a #FreeNnamdiKanu aloof march to the Presidential Villa on October 20.