Assist Ekweremadu, transfer case to Nigeria – Ohanaeze tells Buhari Gov’t

Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to assist embattled former lawmaker, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife by transferring the case to Nigeria.

The former Senate President was accused of importing a Nigerian into the UK for the purpose of harvesting his kidney.

The kidney was meant to be harvested and transplanted to Ekweremadu’s daughter.

But the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said the Nigerian Government would not interfere in Ekweremadu’s trial.

Reacting to this, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia said: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo believes that Ekweremadu’s case should not be different, especially when Nigeria enjoys longstanding cordial relations with the UK, and all the individuals involved in the UK case are Nigerian nationals.

“The Nigerian Government and indeed all Nigerians should know that a measured indignity to Ike Ekweremadu, an illustrious Igbo and a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a sad denouement to Nigeria and indeed the entire Africa.

“We urge the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr. Geffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Nigeria High Commission in the UK, the Senate and House of Representatives to burnish their diplomatic channels in ensuring that Ekweremadu and wife get the desired assistance by transferring the case to Nigeria.”