Self-determination, Not Removing Buhari, Remains Priority – Nnamdi Kanu

A lawyer of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, Mr. Aloy Ejimakor, has dismissed claims that his client had indicated interest to work for the removal of President Muhammadu Buhari from office in next year’s general elections, insisting that self-determination remains the ultimate goal.

This is coming on the heels of claim by a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, that the controversial IPOB leader wanted by the Nigerian military authorities had given his word to work with like minds to remove President Buhari from office.

“I just received a call from my brother Nnamdi Kanu. I am delighted that he is alive and well. I commend his strength and courage even as I marvel at the loyalty, resilience and commitment of his lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor and IPOB. We have agreed to work together to VOTE Buhari out,” Fani-Kayode had tweeted on Saturday.

But Mr. Ejimakor in a Facebook post after Fani-Kayode’s tweet said; “As Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, he’s been speaking with me from his location in Israel in the past few days.

“I want to make it clear to all that Nnamdi Kanu’s brief chat with Fani Kayode earlier today did not include anything close to agreeing to ‘work together with Fani Kayode to vote out Buhari’, as is being circulated on social media.

“On the contrary, Nnamdi Kanu wants all to know that IPOB remains solidly committed to Self Determination and Referendum; and is therefore not interested in any partisan politics of the moment. I urge all and sundry to take caution and be guided accordingly.”

Mr. Kanu went missing sometime in September 2017 when the military raided his family home in Abia state in which scores of young people were allegedly killed.

Kanu and his group have been calling for a referendum to determine if the mainly Igbo speaking people in the South Eastern part want to remain part of Nigeria.