Cubana Chief Priest has issued a fresh message to Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu following the life imprisonment slammed on Nnamdi Kanu, saying he now believes there is renewed hope for Kanu’s release. He revealed that he spent more than 42 minutes on a phone call with the deputy speaker, during which he was assured that the situation is no longer hopeless. “I have been on call for over 42 mins with the Deputy Speaker and from all he briefed me all hopes are not lost. MNK will get freedom hopefully because it’s now the President can take action as matter don comort from court,” he wrote. Chief Priest described Kalu as a man of action, adding that the only reason supporters were frustrated earlier is because they were not being updated on the efforts taking place behind the scenes. “The Deputy Speaker is not a weak man as I stated earlier. He is an action man, is just that they failed to brief us the people with the process of their support to secure MNK release. All hopes are not yet lost,” he stated. He appealed directly to President Bola Tinubu to consider the delegation coming to meet him, insisting that releasing Kanu would help reset and stabilise the South-East. “Your votes are secured. The delegation coming to meet you, please listen to them sir. As long as you help us by letting MNK come home to us to fix Southeast. Just do you. 8 years dey go. Person wey cause this problem don die make the matter sef die. Since his detention Southeast has failed woefully. We need to be on the rise again,” he wrote. Chief Priest also revealed that his conversation with Kalu has now given him access to visit Kanu, adding that he would soon meet him in person. “I will be visiting MNK soon with DS as this conversation has helped me gain access. Make I go see Onye Ndu Ndi Igbo MNK one on one.” This update comes shortly after he criticised President Tinubu over the sentencing, warning that the president would not receive “10,000 votes in the South-East” as long as Kanu remains in detention.
