The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 6 election in Anambra State, Mr Valentine Ozigbo has called for the release of Nnamdi kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Ozigbo made the call while speaking at the 2021 Anambra governprship debate hosted by Anambra Broadcasting Service, (ABS) in Awka on Sunday.
He said Kanu should be released by the federal government, go back to the root cause of the agitation and adopt dialogue to address the situation.
He said: “Indeed, Nnamdi Kanu should actually be released while we go back to the root cause of the agitation.
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“I always focus on the root causes of problem-solving. We can’t be addressing a problem from the symptoms, an efficient way to address any crisis is to deal with the root.
“Why the agitations? If you think deeply, you’ll understand that it is because Nigeria is not working. Our leaders have failed us. The sense of hopelessness brought about by poor governance pervades the land.
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“There’s a lot we need to do to get Nigeria working again. The poor road networks, decayed infrastructure, failed social systems, a devastating healthcare sector, a shrinking economy, lack of opportunities, and many more manifestations of poor governance leads to the question of ‘Is there any need to be part of Nigeria, anyway?”
