Odinkalu, Charly Boy, Onwenu, Bianca Makes Soludo’s List To Appease IPOB

Anambra Governor Charles Soludo has assigned a 15-member team to represent the state in dialoguing with members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra.

The team, tagged: “Truth, Justice and Peace Commission” will work with the state government to stop the activities of IPOB in the state.

Rights activist, Prof Chidi Odinkalu heads the committee while wife of late Biafra warlord, Bianca Ojukwu stands as the secretary.

A statement on Wednesday by Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Prof Solo Chukwulobelu, named other members of the committee as Mr Charles Oputa (Charley boy); music icon Onyeka Onwenu; Dr. Joe Nwaorgu; Dr. Udenta Udenta; Dr. Uju Agomoh; Rev. Fr (Msgnr); Jerome Madueke and Canon Dr. Okechukwu C. Obi-Okoye.

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Others are: Dr. John Out; Mr. Ngozi Odumuko; Dr. Joe Abah, Mr. Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu; Mr. Sam Egwuatu and Prof. Joseph Ikechebelu.

The statement added that the committee will seek a restorative justice approach for truth-telling or real facts, for the healing of the victims of the violence, accounting for responsibility and accountability of the actors, conditional mercy for the repentant perpetrators, restitution for certain losses and rehabilitation of the perpetrators, for the overall aim of restoration of peace and justice as well as the promotion of development in the State, and the region/Nigeria.

Although no date has been fixed for the inauguration, the team is expected to conclude this duty six months from the date of inauguration.