The Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, paid a visit to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) on Monday, November 29.
It would be recalled that Kanu is in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), facing “terrorism-related” charges before a Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Binta Nyako.
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Taking to his verified Facebook page, Kalu revealed that he visited Kanu in DSS custody and that they both discussed as brothers.
The senator noted that Kanu’s ideology is very different from his but that he encouraged him (Kanu) to consider the consequences of certain actions and utterances “for the sake of Igbo people”.
Kalu who said he made Kanu’s father a traditional ruler when he was a Governor in 2001, added that he will continue to counsel the embattled leader whether he listens to him or not.
The statement read:
“This afternoon, I visited my brother, Maazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody, Abuja. I met him in good health and care and we discussed as ‘Umunne’. In 2001 when I was Governor, I made his father Eze Israel Okwu Kanu traditional ruler of Akwara Ukwu and since then the family has been very close to me.
“I understand that Nnamdi has an insane amount of people rooting for his back home and I encouraged him to consider the consequences of certain actions and utterances for the sake of the same people.
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“Even though, my ideology and his ideology are totally different, God has made us brothers and we can’t run away from each other. I owe him and Nigerians good counseling…Whether he and his family listens to me or not, I will continue counseling him as I have always done in the past. What we need most is a peaceful and secured society.”
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