Activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has met with former President Goodluck Jonathan to discuss the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Sowore, who disclosed this on Friday through his Facebook page, said Jonathan agreed that there was an urgent and compelling need to resolve Kanu’s case decisively and justly.
He quoted the former president as pledging to engage President Bola Tinubu on the matter in the coming days.
“I thank him sincerely for recognising the importance of resolving Kanu’s case in the interest of peace, fairness, and national healing,” Sowore said.
The activist added that Jonathan’s intervention had further broadened the growing list of Nigerians calling for justice in Kanu’s case — a list that already includes former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), and former senator Shehu Sani.
Sowore maintained that Kanu remained in detention for championing what he described as “the just cause of confronting marginalisation in Nigeria.”
He said, “Like other ethnic and regional activists whose politically motivated cases have been withdrawn or dismissed, Nnamdi Kanu should also be released without further delay.”
Earlier on Thursday, Sowore announced via his X handle that October 20 had been fixed for a peaceful protest march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja to demand Kanu’s release.
He wrote, “We now have a date for the historic #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. It is October 20 at 7 a.m.”
The activist said the demonstration would be peaceful and lawful, stressing that it would mark a significant step in the campaign for Kanu’s freedom.
Sowore further appealed to prominent Nigerians — including Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo, Abia State Governor Alex Otti, Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, former Minister Obiageli Ezekwesili, and Ohanaeze Ndigbo leader John Mbata — to join the movement.
He urged political, cultural, and religious leaders across Nigeria to lend their voices to the campaign, describing it as a “noble cause for justice and freedom.”
“Nnamdi Kanu should be set free,” Sowore declared. “I remain firmly committed to peacefully mobilising for justice and freedom in this matter.”