Nigeria Independence Day: Tinubu Should Release Nnamdi Kanu For National Healing — Ohanaeze Youth President
The National President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to embrace national healing and reconciliation by facilitating the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
In a press release issued on October 1, 2026, to mark Nigeria's Independence Day, Igboayaka said Independence should not only remind Nigerians of the sacrifices of past heroes but also challenge present leaders to uphold justice, liberty, dialogue and reconciliation.
According to him, the continued detention, conviction and life sentencing of Kanu in November 2025 remains a deeply sensitive issue in the South-East and deserves a political and national conversation aimed at reducing tension and rebuilding trust.
He described Kanu's ordeal as an open wound to Ndigbo and urged President Tinubu to demonstrate statesmanship by exploring every lawful political solution available for his release.
"We cannot speak about freedom, independence and the sacrifices of our past heroes while ignoring the divisions and grievances that continue to affect our people today. Independence should remind us of the value of liberty and the responsibility of government to build trust among its citizens," Igboayaka said.
He clarified that the call is not a rejection of the judicial process, but an appeal for dialogue, reconciliation and a political solution to an issue that has remained a source of deep concern in the region.
Igboayaka said President Tinubu has an opportunity to make national healing part of the legacy of his administration by engaging stakeholders and rebuilding confidence between the Federal Government and Ndigbo who feel alienated from the national project.
"Nigeria needs a renewed commitment to justice and equity which they have deprived Ndigbo since 1970," he said, adding that "those who enjoy Nigeria independence, but conspired against Nnamdi Kanu, a leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, have murdered sleep and they will sleep no more."
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