The House of Representatives is set to deliberate this week on a motion calling for urgent medical attention for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
According to Vanguard, this development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Deputy Speaker on Press Affairs, Udora Orizu, and made available to journalists in Abuja.
According to Orizu, the decision came after Deputy Speaker Rep. Benjamin Kalu intervened during Tuesday’s plenary in response to a point of order raised by Rep. Obi Aguocha, who represents Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency.
Aguocha, invoking order 6, rule 2 on matters of privilege, lamented that there had been no response to his earlier letter to the House leadership and the federal government, in which he sought urgent medical attention for Kanu, whose health condition is reportedly worsening.
In his reaction, Speaker Rep. Tajudeen Abbas advised Aguocha to withdraw the motion and re-present it properly on another legislative day, citing procedural concerns.
Corroborating the Speaker’s position, Deputy Speaker Kalu emphasized the importance of the issue and assured that it would be formally brought before the House within the week.
“Mr Speaker, I’m also from Abia State. On the issue that is being raised by my colleague, we will present it before the house properly in the course of the week.
“We will come properly before the house so that proper hearing will be given to it. I beg that you will give us the audience maybe tomorrow or next tomorrow,” Kalu said.
Responding, Speaker Abbas stated, “No problem, it’s just the procedure that I was challenging, not the substance of the issue. We will be willing and ready to give you all the time to present.”
