By Wilson Adekumola
A group under the aegis of Save the Poor and Needy Charity Initiative has called on the newly sworn-in President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant presidential pardon to self-agitators, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu, and Ibraheem Elzakzaky, noting this will enhance national unity.
President of the group, Comrade Yemi Ezekiel Bello made this call in a statement on Tuesday.
A group under the aegis of Save the Poor and Needy Charity Initiative has called on the newly sworn-in President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to grant presidential pardon to self-agitators, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu, and Ibraheem Elzakzaky, noting this will enhance national unity.
While noting that the immediate past President Buhari eight years in the office was marred with enormous challenges, the group urged President Tinubu to address insecurity and killing of innocent citizens witnessed during Buhari administration.
Bello also urged Tinubu, as a matter of urgency, address hardship, terrorism, kidnapping, killings and insurgencies posing threat to the progress of the just as advised Tinubu to pardon people like Mr. Sunday Adeyemo and Nnamdi Kanu.
“Nigerians have gone through hardship, terrorism, kidnapping, killings, insurgencies etc. Therefore, we in this organization shall be happy, Mr President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if this your administration can bring succour to the people of Nigeria, especially the poor and needy, the vulnerable and less privileged.
“We advocate presidential pardon for Ibraheem Elzakzaky, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, and Nnamdi Kanu and others held in various custodies. This will give our Igbo brothers trust and hope in this new administration.