Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said his meeting with South East governors in Enugu was focused on pressing regional issues.
He also said the meeting did not involve discussions about the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
News About Nigeria reports that the former President disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi.
The statement read, “The regional development issues discussed include that of security and infrastructure. Others were economic and cooperative/collaboration, which were meant to complement the national economic development agenda.
“The meeting with them was at my invitation and that of Chief Emeka Anyaoku before their summit began. The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was not on the agenda and was not discussed in my presence.”
Recall that the South-East Governors Forum had resolved to visit President Bola Tinubu and interface with the Federal Government to secure the release of the detained IPOB leader.
The governors made the resolution at their meeting in Enugu on Tuesday.
The meeting, which lasted about six hours, had in attendance all the five Southeast governors: Peter Mbah (Enugu); Alex Otti (Abia); Prof Charles Soludo (Anambra); Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi) and Senator Hope Uzodimma (Imo).
In a five-point communique, jointly signed by all the governors, the forum resolved to activate actionable plans to implement the report of the South-East Security and Economic Summit held in Owerri in September last year.
“The Forum resolved to visit Mr. President to discuss pressing issues concerning the South-East region.”
