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Few days after his release from detention, leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, met with South East leaders in the Senate.
The meeting which held in the official residence of Deputy President of Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, in Abuja between Tuesday night and early hours of Wednesday was to allow the IPOB leader reunite with elite in the region.
The closed door meeting which had all South East Senators in attendance was said to have stressed the need for unity, peace and development in the South East region.
It was gathered that some key members of the caucus who met at the private residence of Ekweremadu extensively discussed what they called looming political persecution.
At the meeting with Kanu were Ekweremadu, Senators Enyinnaya Abaribe, Theodore Orji, Andy Uba, Hope Uzodinma, Gilbert Nnaji, Sam Egwu and Sonni Ugbuoji.
It was learnt that prior to the release of Kanu, the caucus met at Ekweremadu’s residence, where the lawmakers reportedly made huge donations towards release of Kanu. The lawmakers, in one of the meetings, also named Abaribe to serve as one of the the sureties to Kanu.
Also on Wednesday, Ekweremadu raised an alarm on the floor of the Senate about an alleged plot by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to frame him up by planting huge amount of money in different foreign currencies in his house in Enugu.
Ekweremadu who raised the alarm by citing Senate Order 43 that deals with issues of ‘personal explanation’ declared that the plot to frame him up was to pave way for his forceful removal.
But hinting that he might be the first victim of the alleged plot to deal with the South East Senators, Ekwerwmadu alleged that there was a concluded plot by the EFCC to invade his country home in Enugu and other apartments within his senatorial district under the guise of searching for looted funds.
Ekweremadu who read a letter, reportedly written to him by an unnamed Nigerian, informing him of EFCC’s plots, said the anti-graft agency is also planning to ‘plant’ monies and ammunition in his apartment during the raid.
He said the move is to force him out of office and give the impression that he is a corrupt politician, unfit to hold any public office.
According to the Deputy Senate President, plans have also been perfected by the EFCC to use groups to protest in major cities across the country, calling for his resignation and prosecution.
Although Ekweremadu read the letter to alert him about EFCC’s plot to raid his residence at Wednesday plenary, it was not debated on the floor.
OWEDE AGBAJILEKE, Abuja
