Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed he did not discuss issues relating to releasing Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) when he had a discussion with the South-East Governors yesterday. It was learned that Governors under the banner of the South-East Governors’ Forum met in Enugu, yesterday Tuesday, and resolved to meet with President Bola Tinubu to discuss how the group will negotiate the release of the IPOB leader.
Governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma who doubled as the chairman of the forum, announced the resolution at the end of a meeting of the governors held in Enugu.
The governors at the meeting were Hope Uzodinma of Imo, Alex Otti of Abia, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, and Peter Mbah of Enugu.
Meanwhile, Obasanjo together with another elder statesman, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, were also said to have met with the governors on an invitation to discuss regional development issues.
However, the former President in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, today, revealed that the regional development issues include that of security and infrastructure.
He added that other issues discussed were economic and cooperative/collaboration, which was meant to complement the national economic development agenda.
“The meeting with them was at my invitation and of Chief Emeka Anyaoku before their summit begins. The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was not on the agenda and was not discussed in my presence,” Obasanjo concluded.