It’s Monday. Orie. September 15, 2025. It’s a nice day. I am sitting at home. No, it is not in protest. Today is a workday; alas, the no-work, half-day Monday remains for many citizens in southeastern Nigeria—even if not enforced. Subtle “Sit@Home” protests the injustice being meted out to Britain-based Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (MNK), a political activist and social influencer. In Igbo traditional four-day-week, seven-week-month calendar, Orie is dedicated to farm work—as Eke (yesterday) is dedicated to Ọdịnanị spiritual services and propitiating benevolent deities when or where necessary.
In 15 days, Nigerian will celebrate 65 years of flag independence from colonial Britain, a feat mostly made possible by the efforts of another Nnamdi, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe—Nigeria’s first president—and fellow nationalists. In honor of the event and for a more united Nigeria, President Tinubu should throw caution to the wind and offer a blanket pardon to all prisoners of political persecution, including health-challenged MNK.
No matter the problems, and cessation conspiracy is not one, the continued incarceration of MNK is tantamount to inequity, inhumanity, and injustice. Forget the illegality of his extraordinary rendition and the emissions of fighting words, President Tinubu can show the strength of a strong statesman. As Peter Obi stated, a new Nigeria is POssible, and it won’t happen by staying on the terrible trail so far travelled. Only a new courageous course will trigger different outcomes.
If MNK were an American citizen as he is British, he would not have wasted these years in a state-security detention. Last week, President Trump signed an executive order to put pressure and possible sanctions on countries that detain Americans wrongfully. The detention of MNK is wrong. If Britain won’t intercede, Nigeria could make a bold move, even with an internationally common but discreet deal for the early release of ex-DSP Ike Ekweremadu. Nigeria stands to gain more from such a compassionate course.
Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu’s acceptance of a ministerial position, soon after she had called for MNK’s release in North Carolina, USA was a supposed sign that Tinubu wanted to act on the matter. I am not calling for her resignation. She should stay and possibly become the main minister of external affairs. The look on the faces of FFK and Omokri (if made ambassadors) bowing to Her Excellency is a sight worth the wait!
But I digress.
SOLUDO: The continued incarceration of Akwa Ọkụkọ, Eke Heat, and Onyeeze Jesus is a repulsive religious persecution masquerading as crimefighting. After all the brouhaha, we do not have a rap sheet of kidnappings and killings by these brethren. The highest possible crime would be ‘obtained by deception.’ Who complained? Fraudsters, 419-ners, are dozens-a-dime. Still, it takes a credible accusation to trigger an economic-crime investigation and eventual prosecution. If only to erase the ongoing sad, shameful, and slanderous war of wives in Anambra State, Governor Soludo should annul the persecution of these spiritualists plying their trade as do Bible-bashing prosperity preachers.
@OkaaMoe
9.15.2025
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