- Tinubu Will Not Interfere in Nnamdi Kanu’s Ongoing Trial – Presidency
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Claims the ruling was based on repealed laws under the old Terrorism Act
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Says he only got full access to his case file in October 2025
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Community Engagement (South-East), Chioma Wesley, has clarified that the President will not intervene in the ongoing trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that speaking to State House correspondents on Monday after briefing President Tinubu alongside other regional aides at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Wesley stressed that the matter remains before the court.
“Nnamdi Kanu’s case is in court and the President cannot make any pronouncement on it. He abides by the rule of law, so for now, we wait for the court to make that decision,” she said.
Kanu, who leads the proscribed IPOB group, was first arrested in 2015 and granted bail in 2017 before leaving the country after a military raid in his hometown, Afaraukwu, Abia State. He was rearrested and returned to Nigeria in June 2021 and has since remained in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The Federal High Court is expected to deliver judgment on his terrorism case on November 20, 2025, after he declined for the sixth time to open his defence.
Wesley explained that her South-East office has established a citizens’ assembly to link the Presidency with grassroots communities and communicate the government’s policies directly to the people.
From the North-Central, Abiodun Essiet revealed that her team has set up community peace structures across 121 local governments to strengthen social cohesion and reduce insecurity. She said the region continues to battle issues such as historical mistrust, land grabbing, illegal mining, and bad roads that worsen insecurity.
In the North-West, the presidential aide Abdullahi Yakasai said his office has enrolled 4,000 out-of-school children back into school and is working on voter registration sensitisation. He emphasised that the exercise is non-partisan, noting that it is every citizen’s civic duty to register and vote.
For the South-West, Moreno Ojudu highlighted her team’s focus on national identification, social protection, and community enlightenment on the “Renewed Hope Agenda.”
All four aides maintained that their operations are largely community-based and supported through partnerships with development agencies, NGOs, and corporate organisations.
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