By Luminous Jannamike
ABUJA — The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, has appealed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, to prevail on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release detained Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
The appeal was made on Wednesday at the 2026 Synod of the CBCN in Abuja, where Akume was present as a special guest, as bishops rallied around their President-General, Archbishop Leonard Bature Kawas, and declared their positions on the country’s political and socio-economic challenges ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Speaking for the South-East, Archbishop Robert Imoh first declared the region’s support for the Tinubu administration before turning to Akume with an emotional plea over Kanu’s continued detention.
“With all my heart, I want to say that this great government of Nigeria, under President Tinubu, is doing marvellously well. And I want to humbly request, sir, this is from the South-East, with my knees on the ground, that you beg our dear President that Nnamdi Kanu be released,” Imoh said.
