The Guardian (Nigeria)

Ben Kalu intensifie­s talks for Kanu’s release

- From Charles Ogugbuaja, Owerri

DEPUTY Speaker of the House of Representa­tives, Benjamin Kalu, has intensifie­d talks with President Bola Tinubu towards ensuring the release of the incarcerat­ed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, soon.

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Fielding questions, yesterfree­d. day, from the Flow FM, According to him, the Umuahia, Abia State, proDeputy Speaker has made gramme, “Ben Kalu’s several visits to the Mandate,” monitored by The President, talking with him Guardian, the Chief Press to free Kanu, expressing Secretary ( CPS) to the Deputy optimism that it would be Speaker, Livinus realised soon. He urged the Nwabughogu, said that all South East people to have the assignment­s given to patience and maintain Kalu have been handled with peace. utmost care, stressing that He said: “On Nnamdi Kanu, he was not resting until the the Deputy Speaker has met IPOB leader is released from with the President many the Department of State times. He is working hard. Services ( DSS) detention and Tinubu likes the South East.

We are grateful to him. He is working towards Kanu’s release.”

Nwabughogu noted that the Deputy Speaker, who represents Bende Federal Constituen­cy in Abia State, was at the United Kingdom Congress few days before he travelled to attend the 148th session of the Internatio­nal Parliament­ary Union ( IPU), along with the Senate President, Godswill Apkabio, to Switzerlan­d, adding that he was scheduled to address the sessions.

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