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Igbo Youths Vow to Negotiate Release of IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

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Contrary to assurances by South-east political leaders that the APC would reap a huge harvest of votes in the zone in 2027, a youth group in the South-east, the All Igbo Youth Forum (AIYF), has warned against making "bogus claims" concerning Igbo votes, stating that youths hold the trump cards and not political office holders. The AIYF, with membership across the five states of Southeast and Igbo-speaking areas of South South, has put forward Kanu's freedom as a condition for supporting Tinubu's second-term bid. They declared that Igbo youths would neither cast votes for Tinubu nor APC with Kanu remaining in detention.

Key Takeaways:

  • The All Igbo Youth Forum (AIYF) has warned South-east political leaders against making "bogus claims" concerning Igbo votes, citing that youths hold the trump cards and not political office holders.
  • The AIYF has put forward Kanu's freedom as a condition for supporting Tinubu's second-term bid.
  • Igbo youths would neither cast votes for Tinubu nor APC with Kanu remaining in detention.
  • The AIYF has directly challenged APC leaders, saying that Igbo youths are the ones in charge of Igbo land and that governors, senators, and house of representatives members are deceiving President Tinubu.
  • The PG of the Igbo Youth Forum, Hon Chinedum Obilor, urged President Tinubu to release Kanu, citing that the Kenyan High Court in Nairobi had declared Kanu's abduction and extraordinary rendition "illegal and unconstitutional".
  • The AIYF has vowed to negotiate with anyone willing to release Kanu for them, irrespective of their tribe, if President Tinubu fails to release him.

Statistics:

  • Over 300 youths from various states of the South-east and South South gathered at Awka Hall Umuahia to celebrate Kanu's recent legal victory in Kenya.
  • The Kenyan High Court in Nairobi awarded compensatory damages of 10 million Kenyan shillings (N120 million) to Nnamdi Kanu.
  • The AIYF is a youth group with membership across the five states of Southeast and Igbo-speaking areas of South South.

Sources:

  • "Igbo Youth Forum Warns Against 'Bogus Claims' on Igbo Votes", The Republican Reporter (no date provided)
  • "Tinubu's Second Term Bid Gets a Condition", The Abia Times (no date provided)
  • "Kanu's Lawyer reacts to Abia Governor's remarks on IPOB Leader's trial", Vanguard (no date provided)

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