Aguocha Reaffirms Stand With Kanu, Task National Assembly On Discuss For Unconditional Release

Hon. Obi Aguocha, House of representative member representing Umuahia North/Umuahia South/Ikwuano constituency in the 10th National Assembly has affirmed that the release of Nnamdi Kanu is his primary responsibility and he will not relent on doing so despite preparing to launch a campaign to return him to office in the next general election. 

Hon. Aguocha also spoke on the economic redundancy of the South East which he said is due to neglect of key infrastructures in the zone. He hinted that the south east deserves a sea port, railway system and other federal institution to be domicile like other parts of the country to boost economic viability of the region.

He predicted that the South East agitation will continue as long as the issue of marginalization continues and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB )is not a terrorist organization as the terrorist organisations are the ones carrying out havoc in the North East and North West, North Central of the country.

‘‘The government knows who the real terrorist organisations are’’. Hon. Aguocha said.

Hon. Aguocha affirmed his position while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in his home town, at Umuohuru Nkwoegwu, Umuahia, Abia State. He stated that he is not an IPOB member but believes in the Biafra Ideology. He stated that the idea of Biafra is a mindset thing which refers to the economic development of the South East. Hon. Aguocha added that the goal should be building the South East for economic prosperity. He also frowned at the use of violence by Simeon Ekpa in the Biafra Agitation.

 ‘’When Simeon Ekpa came, he believes that violence should beget violence and violence should beget freedom, I don’t believe in that, you can’t kill the people you want to govern. There are some aspect of the agitation that I do support but when it come to the aspect of the South East to be developed like Lagos, Port Harcourt by giving equal opportunities to Igbo people… That’s what Nnamdi Kanu stands for and I also stand for that’’. Hon. Aguocga said.

Hon. Aguocha made comparison between Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Ighoho who also agitated for self rule in the western part of the country, while also stating that Igboho is walking as a free man and supporting the APC and president Bola Tinubu in the upcoming election.

‘‘He is getting all manner of chieftaincy titles all over Yoruba land and I had he has declared for APC too, so the question is why is Nnamdi Kanu still in detention? It was one campaign promise that I made that if elected into the house of representative, I will have a platform to talk about the issues concerning Nnamdi Kanu and the plight of Ndi-igbo. It appears we have two set of rules in Nigeria, one for Ndi-igbo and the other for the other set of Nigerians’’ Hon. Agwuocha said.

While establishing his family tires with the Kanu family, Hon. Aguocha revealed that he attended same primary school and secondary school with Nnamdi Kanu, and his father was their family physician and Nnamdi Kanu’s mother was one of the chief bride’s maids to his wife during their wedding.

Hon. said he has been speaking for the release of Nnamdi Kanu and he will continue to do so despite been denied of some opportunities in the house of representatives  due to his position on the release of Kanu.

‘‘I know what I have lost for speaking up for Nnamdi Kanu, other issues that borders on constitutional issues, justice and equity, I know what I’m losing because they say he is always on this side.  I don’t regret it for any moment, If I don’t speak for him who else will speak for him. I have encouraged a lot of people that’s why I like what Governor Otti has done. As he stepped in as well to use the institution of the governor to see how to convince other governors of the South East to make it an urgent concern before the president’’. Even if I’m no longer a member of the federal house, I will continue to speak for Nnamdi Kanu. Hon. Aguocha said.

He added that the leadership of the national assembly should take the matter of Nnamdi Kanu serious as national discuss because the conventional position of the average Igbo man is the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu.