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The Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has lauded the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, over the recent cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home order across the South East states.
He said the development would go a long way towards reinvigorating socio-economic activities in the region and creating an enabling atmosphere for small and medium-scale business owners, including entrepreneurs, to thrive.
Recall that Kanu, who is currently serving a life imprisonment sentence for terrorism at Sokoto Correctional Facility, had reportedly ordered the cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home order in the South East.
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Igboho, in a statement by his counsel, Mr Pelumi Olanjengbesi, expressed the belief that the move by Kanu to end the five-year Monday economic siege on the South-East zone was thoughtful and timely.
The statement reads: “I want to urge the IPOB leader to vigorously explore dialogue and mediation with the Federal Government to break the deadlock in his current ordeal.
“While it is the fundamental right of Mazi Kanu to pursue self-determination, I hold the view that the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is predisposed to negotiation and mutual understanding for the peace, shared prosperity, security and the deserved respect that the South-East commands.
“It is equally imperative to appeal to all those who make profits from the desecration and despoliation of the South-East through violence to desist from such acts in the interest of peace and economic prosperity of the region and the nation,” he added.
