“Our Ideologies are different, but we are still brothers”, Orji Uzor Kalu says as he visits IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu in DSS Custody

Erstwhile Governor of Abia State and current APC Chieftain, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu earlier today, paid a courtesy visit to the embattled IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kalu who is presently in DSS custody in Abuja, FCT.

The senator assured that the IPOB leader was in good health while stressing that although their ideologies differ, they however remain brothers and he will continue to counsel him to choose peace over violence and anger.

In a post on his verified Facebook page, Kalu wrote: “This afternoon, I visited my brother, Maazi Nnamdi Kanu in DSS custody, Abuja. I met him in good health and care and we discussed as ‘Umunne’. In 2001 when I was Governor, I made his father Eze Israel Okwu Kanu traditional ruler of Afara Ukwu and since then the family has been very close to me.

“I understand that Nnamdi has an insane amount of people rooting for his back home and I encouraged him to consider the consequences of certain actions and utterances for the sake of the same people.

“Even though my ideology and his ideology are totally different, God has made us brothers and we can’t run away from each other. I owe him and Nigerians good counselling…Whether he and his family listen to me or not, I will continue counselling him as I have always done in the past. What we need most is a peaceful and secured society.”