Abuja, Nigeria – Northern Nigeria Youth Leaders Forum don warn former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and activist Omoyele Sowore to no go use detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu take shine dem political campaign. E no go make sense, dem talk.
For statement wey dem publish on Wednesday, the national president of the forum, Murtala Gamji, don clear, say dem no go just sit down dey watch these two gents turn Kanu’s detention into their political strategy (true talk, wetin concern dem?).
Gamji dey talk say Atiku and Sowore don join hands dey call for federal government to release Kanu quick-quick. But wetin dem dey forget be say, law dey. No be just to dey shout for street. “Make dem wait make court do its thing”, na wetin Gamji dey advise dem.
He don also urge President Bola Tinubu make e no pay attention to the wahala wey Atiku and Sowore dey cause (abeg, my padi, ensure say dis one no distract you!).
No be joke o, Gamji say dem dey plan to take the streets of Abuja from October 20 to 23, show support for Tinubu and e good work. Dem dey serious, say dem fit gather 63 million vibrant hustlers for the plan.
As if e no dey enough, the Northern youths no gree say dem go join the protest dem. Wetin be the essence if e go dey promote selfish interests? (Shey una fit see say na only dem wan chop?).
As the small drama dey unfold, other groups like the Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) don throw their own weight behind the planned protests for Kanu’s release. Dem dey vex for the way the government dey handle the issue, saying na time for justice, especially for the Igbo people.
Dem don also condemn statement wey come out from Tinubu’s adviser, Bayo Onanuga. HURIWA talk say wetin Onanuga talk about Kanu na clear show of double standards, and it dey risk the unity wey Nigeria dey try build (make we no carry fire go the wrong place, abeg).
Nna, e no fit end there! Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, don also talk say political solution na the way to go for Kanu matter. Him dey call for collective effort to engage federal authorities about Kanu, telling everyone say our brother need our help now. Na so dem go fit resolve am politically, according to Mbah.
But dem no fit forget say Atiku don dey shout for Kanu since e start. Him don call Kanu’s continued detention an “open sore” for Nigeria conscience. No be small wahala!
As the debate dey hot like palm wine for the market, we dey watch how things go unfold, because at the end of the day, na we go use this our discussion settle matter before everywhere burst!
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