A group, Anya-Ndi-Igbo, has hailed the October 13 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which discharged and acquitted Nnamdi Kanu of treason charges.
It described the verdict as a boost in the quest to build “a united and great country based on the rule of law, mutual understanding and trust.”
In a statement signed by Elder Dr Uma Eleazu, OON, Chairman, Board of Directors; Chris Okoye, President, and Ikechukwu Amarachi, Chairman, Communication and Public Relations of the organisation, respectively, it urged the Federal Government to initiate a process of genuine reconciliation with aggrieved groups.
“We call on President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to seize this opportunity to initiate a process of genuine reconciliation, constructive engagement, mutual trust and harmony, not only with Nnamdi Kanu and his group but also with all other aggrieved groups across the country.
“The President must disregard any individual or group nudging him to sustain…antagonism and avoidable conflict,” the statement said.
It said the judiciary “has lived up to its billing as the last hope of the common man in this case, which had attracted the interest of the United Nations.”