…Lists Soludo’s Name in Hall of Infamy of Igbo Betrayers
After giving initial impression that he was “working behind the scene” to secure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo has eventually reverted to his true colour.
He has not only backtracked but also attacking anybody that dares to demand for the release of the incacerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Soludo launched his “shameful attacks” on the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress(NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, for calling for the release of Kanu.
In a statement issued weekend by his Special Adviser on Media, Ejimofor Opara, Soludo launched vicious attacks on Obi, saying that his demand for Kanu’s freedom was “a major slap on the Nigerian judiciary”.
His anger was provoked by Obi’s recent interaction with Nigerians in Washington, D.C., United States, during which he reiterated his demand for Kanu’s release, saying that there was no justification for the IPOB leader to remain behind bars.
But IPOB has hit back at the Anambra Governor for attacking Obi. In a statement issued Monday by its spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB expressed “utter disgust and righteous anger” over Soludo’s change of position with regards to Kanu’s freedom.
“What a tragic betrayal! What a painful display of naked hypocrisy and desperate political prostitution!,” IPOB exclaimed.
The group was infuriated all the more given Soludo’s past stance on Kanu’s travails and his public display of support for the release of the Biafra restoration activist.
Said IPOB: “Let it be known to the world that in January 2023, the same Governor Soludo made a high-profile visit to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the DSS facility in Abuja. He sat with our leader, shook his hands, looked into his eyes, and publicly demanded his release.
“He went as far as offering to stand as surety for Kanu. As recently as March 2025, Soludo’s own Commissioner for Information, Mr. Law Mefor, boasted that the governor “has been actively working towards Kanu’s release” because he believed it would restore peace in the South-East,” the group said.
It regretted that after his past posturing, “today, the same Soludo, through his (aides) describes Peter Obi’s identical call for justice as “a slap on the Nigerian judiciary” and claims it undermines judicial processes,”
“This is not statesmanship.This is the height of treachery and political chameleonic behaviour”.
IPOB attributed what led to Soludo’s volte-face to his “blind and shameless ambition to become Vice President in 2031 under a Fulani-led ticket”.
It stated that the Anambra Governor has “now chosen to sacrifice Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the collective interest of the Igbo nation on the altar of caliphate appeasement”.
IPOB further noted that Soludo “wants to outdo Dave Umahi, Orji Uzor Kalu, Hope Uzodinma, Rochas Okorocha, and Chris Ngige in the hall of infamy of Igbo betrayers. But history has already judged them, and it will judge you even more harshly,” .
The group upbraided Soludo, reminding him that “no true son of the soil — no man with authentic Igbo blood flowing in his veins — turns against the freedom of his own brother after riding on that same cause to power”.
“You visited Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in detention when you needed Igbo votes and his moral endorsement to become governor.
“Now that you occupy the seat, you have shamelessly turned against him and the people who put you there, all in pursuit of crumbs from Abuja.
“You are not a leader. You are a political weathercock — turning wherever the wind of power blows. A hypocrite of the highest order”.
IPOB told Soludo that it was the same judiciary that he “now defends with fake reverence that has held our leader in illegal, dehumanising detention for years in clear violation of court orders. Yet you choose to defend oppression against your own brother for personal gain”.
It said: “Soludo’s shameful new stance is not only a betrayal of the Igbo cause but a direct insult to the memory of great Igbo icons who fearlessly championed the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“It is an insult to the legacy of Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, the revered First Republic Minister who offered refuge to Nelson Mandela at his darkest hour when he fled to Nigeria.
“It is an insult to the memory of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Ambassador George Obiozor, and the entire leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo — men of integrity who stood boldly for justice and the unconditional release of our leader”.
IPOB made it clear that the demand for Kanu’s release “is not an Igbo affair alone”, saying that it “stands shoulder to shoulder with Prophet Ayodele, the respected Yoruba man of God who spoke truth to power just a few days ago”.
It also acknowledged the stance of “other well-meaning Nigerians from the Hausa North, the Christian Middle Belt, and across the federation who have continued to call for (Kanu’s) freedom”.
“IPOB stands firmly with Mr. Peter Obi, Prophet Ayodele, and every well-meaning Nigerian — Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Middle Belt, and beyond — who continues to demand the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
“The release of our leader is not a political tool for ambition; it is a non-negotiable demand for justice, equity, and the restoration of the dignity of the Igbo nation and the conscience of Nigeria,” the group said.
The Biafra self-determination group noted that “justice knows no tribe (and) only a man chasing personal ambition at the expense of his people would pretend otherwise”.
According to IPOB “the blood of thousands of innocent Biafran youths slaughtered in the East continues to cry out from the ground. Their mothers still weep inconsolably. Their children still ask why their father remains in chains.
“And at this critical moment, an Igbo governor chooses to pour salt on these open wounds just to please his northern puppet masters. Shame! Deep, generational shame on you, Soludo!”
It warned the Anambra governor that the Igbo nation has a long memory, adding, “We have seen your type before — those who traded collective interest for personal gain and ended up discarded like used tissue paper. Your northern masters will never trust a proven betrayer of his own people”.
While restating its demand for the immediate and unconditional freedom for its leader, IPOB insisted that “the spirit of Biafra is alive”.
“It asserted the “the resolve of Ndigbo and all justice-loving Nigerians remains unshaken. No amount of political gymnastics or betrayal from modern-day Efulefus like Soludo can stop the unstoppable march towards freedom and justice”.
