“Explore Dialogue And Mediation With FG” – Sunday Igboho Tells Nnamdi Kanu

Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has advised the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

In a statement on Friday by his lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, Igboho asked Kanu to consider dialogue with the Federal Government as a way to resolve his legal and political troubles.

The Yoruba activist praised his Igbo counterpart for recently ending the long-running Monday sit-at-home directive in the South-East.

The weekly action, which lasted for about five years, had disrupted economic and social activities across the region.

The statement read, “Chief Sunday Adeyemo wishes to commend the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on his recent cancellation of the Monday sit-at-home across the South-East zone of Nigeria.

“Chief Igboho believes that the move by Mazi Kanu to end the five-year Monday economic siege on the South-East zone is thoughtful.”

Igboho encouraged Kanu to adopt a new approach by opening discussions and seeking mediation with the FG to break the current deadlock surrounding his case.

“Chief Igboho urges the IPOB leader to vigorously explore dialogue and mediation with the Federal Government to break the deadlock in his ordeal”, the statement said.

According to the statement, Igboho believes President Bola Tinubu’s administration may be open to negotiations that could lead to peace and mutual understanding.

“While it is the fundamental right of Mazi Kanu to pursue self-determination, Chief Igboho believes that the current administration of President Bola Tinubu is predisposed to negotiation and mutual understanding for the peace, shared prosperity, security and the deserved respect that the South-East commands”, the statement added.

Igboho also criticised individuals and groups who may be benefiting from unrest in the South-East.

He urged them to stop actions that fuel violence, saying such activities harm both the region’s economy and the country at large.

“Chief Igboho also urges 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,” the statement added.

His comments are seen as a rare show of alignment between two prominent ethnic activists, highlighting a growing call for dialogue instead of prolonged conflict.

KanyiDaily recalls that the Federal High Court in Abuja recently declined a request by Nnamdi Kanu, to be transferred from the Sokoto prison to a facility closer to the FCT or Nasarawa State.