Implement pact Nnamdi Kanu’s family had with Seyi, Igbo

…Blast S’East govs for non-commitment to IPOB leader’s freedom

From Okey Sampson, Umuahia

The American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to implement the agreement he reached through his son, Seyi, on the release of Nnamdi Kanu.

In a statement signed by Chief (Dr.) Sylvester Onyia, President, and Dr. Godson Obiagwu, Secretary, AVID said it concurred with the position of Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel, on the implementation of the agreement.

“We, of the American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), concur with Prince Emmanuel Kanu’s position on the implementation of the agreement between the family of Nnamdi Kanu and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through his son, Seyi.

“We also concur with the concerned Igbo Ministers’ Commission over the recent news that the continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is a betrayal of Igbo nation.”

The group lambasted the South East governors for their non- challance to the release of Kanu by the Federal Government.

“According to the information we have, the governors are supposed to meet with the President and unanimously advocate for Nnamdi Kanu’s release, which has yet to occur.

“We also know that Mr. President has asked the Southeast governors to

write a formal letter seeking the release of their son, which they all find difficult to do.

“We are also aware that all meaningful initiatives, particularly by religious leaders and national and state players, have been frustrated by the same governors.

“As a group, we attempted multiple times to persuade these governors that Nnamdi Kanu was justified, on his stands on security and social economic development of Southeast.

“Even after the Nigerian Appeal Court pronounced Nnamdi Kanu not guilty, the governors remained silent, confirming their complicity.”

AVID, USA vowed not to stand by and let Southeast governors devastate Igboland by selfishness and lack of motivation to advance the region.

The group reminded the governors that continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu mirrors the sort of grave human rights violations sanctionable by the USA government under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which was enacted to punish violators of internationally-recognised human rights.

“The Act empowers the President of the United States to impose sanctions against foreign officials complicit in ‘gross violations of internationally- recognised human rights,’ against persons for exercising internationally-recognised rights to freedom of expression or association, among other things.

“The range of presidential sanctions includes denial of visas, blocking transactions in all property in the United States, and public stigma.

“Therefore, when the time comes for it, your inaction in seeking for the release of Nnamdi Kanu may make you complicit, and thus subject to the full consequences of this Act should you come in contact with the United States which you do very often,” AVID, USA warned.