The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has stated that Igbo caucus in NASS is working towards securing Nnamdi Kanu’s release
Ekweremadu who made the statement as guest of honour at St. Theresa’s Catholic Youth Organization, Abakpa-Nike, Enugu, during their ‘Youth Empowerment Scheme’, YES, tagged: A day with Ike Oha Ndigbo, said he was optimistic that the pressures mounted on the federal government by the Igbo caucus in the National Assembly would surely lead to quicker release of Kanu.
He, however, described the weekly Monday sit-at-home exercise in the South East as counter-productive as, according to him, such an exercise will lead Ndigbo to nowhere, even as he charged Ndigbo to review their choice in their interest.
The lawmaker said:”A choice made by an individual must, from time to time, be reviewed to know how effective it was and be able to make corrections. Even in marriage, a married couple could, from time to time, review their marriage choice and make amendswhere necessary.
“The sit-at-home exercise is even making your enemies happy as you hurt yourselves in the circumstance and I must state here that it is high time we stopped the use of violence and intimidation because nothing can be achieved through force.
“It is either that the sit-at-home was meant to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu or to ensure that the Biafra agitation was achieved but I bet you, the exercise would achieve neither of the two issues, except through dialogue or by cooperation with those concerned.
“The sit-at-home protest or exercise is not just worsening the economy of the zone but the vulnerable and small skilled manpower and those who earn their living through their daily struggles have been suffering under the weight of that protest. Our school children taking the national examinations, such as WAEC, NECO and others, have to lose a year due to the protest as it affects them”.
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