Kanu is the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Responding, Umeh stated the President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government is a method of dealing with the whole Igbo country.

Chief Umeh in a chat with reporters in Onitsha yesterday said he had actually told Federal Government that the manner they are handling the problem of Kanu is not the best way to the level that the issue has actually ended up being too big for Nigeria.

“They deal with Nnamdi Kanu concern as an individual thing. It is not. Because he is calling for the de-marginalisation of Ndigbo, Nnamdi Kanu enjoys the solidarity and sympathy of Igbo people. He desires the equality of citizenship rights for all in Nigeria. Federal government believes it is Nnamdi Kanu they are handling, not knowing that they are handling all of us, the entire Igbo nation” he said.

The former Senator that represented Anambra Central Senatorial zone said if the Federal Government of Nigeria dealt with the complaints of the people, things would improve.

“It is relevant for the Federal Government to realise that they are dealing with the entire Igbo country which has become so challenging for them to handle,” he included.

Umeh said the issue of Nnamdi Kanu is a simple thing to manage if they listen to the yearnings of Igbo individuals to make sure justice in the Nigerian nation.

“If they do it, there will be no issue. When Government alters his mindsets towards Igbos, we will accept Nnamdi Kanu and ask him to permit this thing to lie. I know he will do it as he did during the governorship election.”

“When the last Governorship election became so tense, when it became obvious that the election may not take place, they reached out to Nnamdi Kanu who called off the Sit-at-home and bought that everyone ought to go to the election. Individuals then ended up being confident and took part in the election.”

The Senator said that the very best thing is for the government to understand that they are not utilizing the best method.

“They are not. I have stated this for the previous six years. What I am telling you today is what I have actually told them for the past 6 years. Let them eliminate the hand of monkey from the pot of soup prior to it becomes the hand of human. That is the way to go.”

He said an Umuahia High Court has provided the federal government the freedom by specifying that Kanu’s arrest was prohibited and for that reason must be released.

“It is a judgement of a Court. It is better for President Buhari to obey the judgment of Umuahia High Court and allow peace to rule in Nigeria and let us move forward as one people.,” he ended.

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