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Southeast Labor Party Calls For Nnamdi Kanu’s Freedom

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The South East states House of Assembly has entered the fray, with a group of lawmakers from the region joining the chorus of voices calling for the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu, a development that could potentially alter the political calculus in the region.

In a communiqué released after their gathering in Awka, Anambra State, lawmakers from the Labour Party representing the five states in the South East region issued a united call for the liberation of Nnamdi Kanu, the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), citing his release as a crucial step towards quelling the escalating insecurity in the region.

In a bid to strengthen democratic institutions, Jude Ifeanyi Umennajiego, the leader of the Labour Party caucus, urged the Federal Government to address the pressing concerns of workers and state assemblies, emphasizing the need for a functional separation of powers that promotes transparency and accountability in governance.

He said: “We express happiness and gratitude to the Southeast Governors, Senators and House of Representatives members on their recent resolve to interface with the Federal Government for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from detention. We therefore, lend our voices in appealing to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, so as to douse the current ravaging insecurity in the zone.

“This insecurity has grounded the economy of the region and has occasioned unprecedented loss of human lives as well as destruction of property. His release will act as a healing balm to the region and also encourage the feeling of oneness as a nation. Furthermore, it will separate genuine agitators from criminals in the business of kidnapping.

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“⁠That we also appeal to the Governors of South East Region and indeed the whole nation to work to grant full financial autonomy to the State Houses of Assembly in accordance with the constitution and the Principles of Separation of Power.

“It will be wrong for the government not to hearken to the voice of the NLC/TUC who represent the voice of the suffering masses. Nigerians are in agony on account of the current harsh economic situation, and the worst hit appears to be the workers whose income is obviously not enough under current situation.

On the issue of their colleague who was recently sentenced to prison in Enugu State, the Labour Party caucus said: “we abhor the recent hasty incarceration of Hon. Bright Ngene who is a candidate in a rerun election in Enugu state, whose prison sentence seemed to be politically motivated. We call on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to look into the case and ensure that justice is done.”

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