October 18, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the November 6 Governorship election in Anambra State, Valentine Chineto Ozigbo has advised the Federal Government to release the detained leader of South-East separatist movement, Nnamdi Kanu and seek diplomatic solution to several agitations in the country.
Ozigbo, who spoke with newsmen in Awka, the Anambra State capital, said “The IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, should be released by the APC government and non-violent and diplomatic means of addressing the calls for secession should be adopted.
“Indeed, Nnamdi Kanu should actually be released while we go back to the root cause for the agitation.
“I always focus on the root causes of problem-solving. We can’t be addressing a problem from the symptoms. An efficient way to address any crisis is to deal with the root.
“Why the agitations? If you think deeply, you’ll understand that it is because Nigeria is not working. Our leaders have failed us. The sense of hopelessness brought about by poor governance pervades the land.
“There’s a lot we need to do to get Nigeria working again. The poor road networks, decayed infrastructure, failed social systems, a devastating healthcare sector, a shrinking economy, lack of opportunities, and many more manifestations of poor governance leads to the question of ‘Is there any need to be part of Nigeria, anyway?”
Accirding to Ozigbo, the disenchantment of the government by the citizenry is suggestive of its failure and so there is need for the country to be restructured.
As a way out of the current crisis, he called for a fresh approach to leadership in Nigeria.
“Nigeria must focus on raising the competitiveness of the country, among other solutions. We must do away with nepotism and entrench competency.
“We must restructure Nigeria to be more just, more competitive, and more inclusive”, he said.
