I Don’t Support Separatist Agitation, South East Needs Nigeria – Soludo Reveals

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has distanced himself from separatist agitation amid calls for the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention.

An indifferent Soludo insisted that the South-East’s progress is tied to its unity with Nigeria.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Sunday, the former Central Bank of Nigeria governor said while he supports dialogue and peaceful agitation, he does not share Kanu’s secessionist vision for the Igbo nation.

"We’ve made it very clear that if you are protesting or agitating for anything, you are holding yourself down by killing your own people under the pretext of Monday’s sit-at-home,” Soludo said.

He noted that the controversial sit-at-home directive has largely fizzled out in Anambra, adding, “Anybody sitting at home now is doing so out of his own preference, not because of insecurity, as it were, because everywhere is secure on Mondays.”

The governor acknowledged that Kanu’s IPOB had publicly dissociated itself from the sit-at-home order, blaming criminal elements for using it to terrorise residents.

“Even Nnamdi Kanu himself and his IPOB are on record to have said they did not support the Monday sit-at-home; it was some criminal elements doing that. And we thank them for their work,” he added

While affirming his respect for the right to protest, Soludo emphasised that his administration’s focus remains governance, not activism.

“As for those who are agitating or going to have demonstrations, they have a right to do so. In a democracy, everybody has freedom of expression. But mine is to govern. While social activists do their job, I will do my own,” he stated.

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