Igbo Youths Applaud Obiozor For Telling Buhari To Release Nnamdi Kanu Unconditionally

Igbo youths under the aegis of Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC has commended President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. George Obiozor for urging President Muhammadu Buhari to release the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.

Recall that Obiozor had during the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Visit to Imo on Thursday among other things appealed to him to let the separatist agitators and other members of the group off detention.

Reacting to the development, the national President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, praised Prof. Obiozor for presenting what it called unfortunate situation bedeviling the Igbo land during the President’s working visit to Imo.

A release made available to ABN TV on Saturday partly reads, “To this effect, ohanaeeze Youths Council, (OYC) through its national President, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, while interacting with newsmen in Owerri, Imo State capital, on Saturday 11th Sept. 2021, appraised Prof. Obiozor’s courage to unflinchingly present to PMB the sorry situation of the Igbo nation.

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“According to Comrd. Igboayaka, Obiozor led Ohanaeze Ndigbo captured the need for dredging of the potential seaports in Igbo land which include Azumini (Blue River strategically located connecting Rivers State, Akwaibom State, and Abia State with 30 nautical miles to Altalantic Ocean, Obeaku-Ndoki at Ukwa East Abia State with 25 nautical miles to Atlantic Ocean.” it says.

It added, “Oseakwa (River Ulasi) Ihiala Anambra that linked to Osemoto Oguta River Imo State which has distance of 18 nautical to Atlantic Ocean with 20m deep without dredging. Ulasi/ Oguta River Strategically located at Anambra/Imo, Ibaka River at Akwaibom with 30 nautical mile to Atlantic Ocean”.

Comrade Igboayaka, after evaluating the contents of the speech noted emphatically that; “Prof. George Obiozor technically unveiled to President Mohammadu Buhari the deliberately orchestrated conspiracy by Nigeria political actors to undermine development in Igbo land in the area of maritime business. Also Calabar sea which is 45 nautical miles to Altalantic Ocean, Onne Seaport 50 nautical miles, Bonny Sea 45 nautical miles to Atlantic Ocean and Afikpo Osiza Beach are all sabotaged by past Nigeria government.

Other demands Prof. Obiozor presented to Mr. President, he revealed were: infrastructural development like railway connecting Ala Igbo to Modern Railway (all the cities in Igboland, Portharcourt, Aba, Nnewi, Asaba, Orlu, Okigwe, Umuahia, Onitcha, Obigbo, Ikwerre, Enugu, Nsukka, Afigbo, Owerri, Abakiliki, Calabar and Ibaka.

“Construction of federal roads in Igbo land especially Otuocha/Nmiata Anambra federal road by extensions to kogi to Abuja that takes not more than 4hours drive from the Eastern Nigeria to Abuja)”, he disclosed.

Furthermore, the youth leader applauded Obiozor for his courageous appeal for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu alongside other Ipob and pro-Biafra members who have been in detention.

Meanwhile, he used the medium to Implore presidential Buhari to support the call for community security network in Igbo land, saying it will help compliment the effort of Nigeria security agents.