A group known as the Cultural Credibility Development Initiative has explained how President Muhamadu Buhari promised to give a positive answer to the plead for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, during a visit by the first Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amechi.
The group, in a statement, explained the role played by the noble statesman to ensure the release of Kanu, noting that “sadly, this promise was not kept”.
They asserted that the late Amechi, popularly known as Dara Nwafor Igbo, was a great man by all ramifications.
“He was a recurring decimal at every crucial moment in the history of Nigeria. As a young politician, he physically defended the great Zik, for which he earned the name ‘the boy is good ‘.
“The most recent assignment he undertook was to lead a delegation of the highly respected Eminent Igbo Leaders to visit President Muhamadu Buhari to plead for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“The delegation comprised of Chief Goddy Uwazurike, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife and Bishop Onuoha.
“Chief Mbazulike Amechi stated firmly that God blessed him with a long life and President Muhamadu Buhari with a second term to bring peace to Nigeria.
“President Muhamadu Buhari promised to give a positive answer because he would not say no to the delegation on account of the age of Chief Mbazulike Amechi.
“Sadly, this promise was not kept.
We are in mourning because a highly respected Eminent Igbo leader has departed without hearing from President Muhamadu Buhari that he has released Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.”
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the deceased served as the first Minister of Aviation during the First Republic in Nigeria.
He was among the few Nigerian involved in the Zikist Movement. After the ban of the movement, he became the Secretary General of NCNC Youth, a youth wing of NCNC.
Amechi died in his hometown, Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State on 1 November 2022, at the age of 93.