Igbo Indigenes Without Border, a socio-cultural organisation, has appealed to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the case of the former Deputy President of Senate, Ike Ekweremadu.
At a news conference on Friday in Abuja, the president of the group, Dr Bernard Oshi also appealed to the incoming 10th National Assembly to look into the matter with a human face and prevail on the government of the United Kingdom to temper justice with mercy.
Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, were convicted by the United Kingdom Central Criminal Court, London, for organ harvesting.
The group also called on the members of the diplomatic corps, particularly those of the United Nations, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America to come to the help of Ekweremadu.
According Oshi, the organisation, “as a concerned institution, (we) monitored with keen interest the sterling public and private service record of Ekweremadu as a lawyer, philanthropist, politician, and patriot.
“The Ekweremadu parental instinct to provide care for his sick daughter even at the distressing cost of having to seek for a kidney donor. This is not the type of crime a man should be abandoned to face alone”.
Oshi used the news conference to congratulate the President-elect; the Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima; all members of the National Assembly, governors, and state assembly members either reelected or newly elected.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership and commitment to keeping the country united, particularly through the past difficult years.
“Our hope and prayer is for Nigeria to continue to witness peace and prosperity as we continue our democratic journey”, he said.
The Igbo Indigenes Without Border is a socio-cultural organisation with membership within and outside Nigeria, particularly in China, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
