Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he never discussed any issue about the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu,
during his discussion with the South-East Governors, on Tuesday.
Recall that Governors under the umbrella of the South-East Governors’ Forum met in Enugu, on Tuesday, resolving to meet with President Bola Tinubu to seek Kanu’s release from detention.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, who is also the Chairman of the forum, announced the resolution at the end of the meeting of the Governors held in Enugu.
The Governors at the meeting were Hope Uzodinma of Imo, Alex Otti of Abia, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, and Peter Mbah of Enugu.
Obasanjo and another elder statesman, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, also reportedly met with the Governors on an invitation to discuss regional development issues.
The former President in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Wednesday, stated the regional development issues include that of security and infrastructure.
He further said that other issues were economic and cooperative/collaboration, which was meant to complement the national economic development agenda.
“The meeting with them was at my invitation and of Chief Emeka Anyaoku before their summit begins. The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was not on the agenda and was not discussed in my presence,” Obasanjo said.
