The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, has restated that he does not subscribe to the separatist ideology associated with the Biafra movement.
Soludo made this known during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday, where he spoke extensively on the future of the Igbo people within Nigeria.
The governor emphasised that while he acknowledges the grievances that fuel separatist sentiments, he personally believes in unity and mutual coexistence between the Igbo people and the rest of Nigeria.
“For me, I believe very strongly that, of course, the agitation and separatist view in Igboland – for me, as a full-blooded Igbo man, I don’t believe that,” Soludo said.
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“But I want us to have a discussion. I am of the view that the Igbo man needs Nigeria; Nigeria needs the Igbo man.”
Soludo, who is seeking re-election as Governor of Anambra State, added that dialogue remains the best path forward for resolving political and ethnic tensions in the South-East.
“When Nnamdi Kanu comes out, we are all going to sit down at a round table and interrogate our alternative vision for Igbo land,” he added.
The governor also stated that he was not opposed to the planned nationwide protest scheduled for 20th October 2025, aimed at demanding the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
According to Soludo, constructive engagement should replace hostility, with leaders across the South-East coming together to shape a new developmental direction for the region.
This development coincides with a fresh round of protests being championed by activist Omoyele Sowore, calling for Kanu’s release from detention.
Kanu, the IPOB leader, was first arrested in 2015 on charges of treasonable felony and later re-arrested in Kenya in 2021 before being extradited to Nigeria.
He has since remained in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, despite multiple court orders calling for his release.
Rights groups and political figures have continued to demand compliance with these rulings, describing Kanu’s continued detention as a violation of the rule of law.
