Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to consider a meeting with leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu as a way to resolve the crisis in the South East.
Obasanjo made the call in a chat with Newsweek.
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The recent re-arrest and ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges has coincided with a rise in insecurity and a series of orchestrated attacks on security operatives and civilian targets in the South East. Also, members of IPOB have recently embarked on a declaration of sit-at-home orders which are threatening the conduct of the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State.
While speaking with Newsweek, Obasanjo urged the president to meet with Nnamdi Kanu before the current crisis gets out of hand; even as he stated that it would be a move in the right direction.
“I don’t see anything wrong in that [Buhari meeting with Kanu]. I would not object to that; if anything, I would encourage it.”
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“I would want to meet Kanu myself and talk to people like him, people of his age, [and ask:] ‘What are your worries?’ Not only from the southeast but from all parts of Nigeria. We need to satisfy the youth in job creation, in wealth creation, in giving them a better, fulfilled life, in giving them hope for the future. There’s no easy way out,” Obasanjo said.
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