Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an apex Igbo socio-cultural group, has reacted to the 30-day ultimatum given by a Coalition of Northern group to the Federal Government to rescind its decision…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has rejected the adoption of Godswill Akpabio, the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and Tajudeen Abbas, member of the House of Representatives, as the next Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively.
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has criticised renewed calls for the stoppage of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Ohanaeze and some Igbo leaders and groups have called on the ‘President-elect’, Bola Tinubu to release Kanu after his inauguration. Kanu was detained by the secret police, Department of State Services following his rendition to Nigeria from Kenya in June 2021. Meanwhile, Tinubu will be sworn in on May 29, 2023 if the cases in court to challenge his victory are not decided against him by then.
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