Cubana Chief Priest has expressed renewed hope for the release of Nnamdi Kanu following a detailed conversation with Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu.

He revealed that he spent over 42 minutes on a call with the deputy speaker, who briefed him on ongoing efforts to secure Kanu’s freedom.

“I have been on call for over 42 mins with the Deputy Speaker and from all he briefed me, all hopes are not lost. MNK will get freedom hopefully because it’s now the President can take action as matter don comort from court,” Chief Priest wrote.

Describing Kalu as a man of action, he said earlier frustrations arose from a lack of communication with supporters about the process underway to help Kanu.

“The Deputy Speaker is not a weak man as I stated earlier. He is an action man, it is just that they failed to brief us the people with the process of their support to secure MNK release. All hopes are not yet lost,” he added.

Chief Priest also called on President Bola Tinubu to consider the delegation advocating for Kanu’s release, stressing that freeing him would help stabilise and revitalise the South-East.

“Your votes are secured. The delegation coming to meet you, please listen to them sir. As long as you help us by letting MNK come home to us to fix Southeast. Just do you. Eight years dey go. Person wey cause this problem don die, make the matter sef die. Since his detention Southeast has failed woefully. We need to be on the rise again,” he wrote.

He further revealed that his discussion with Kalu has granted him access to visit Kanu personally, saying, “I will be visiting MNK soon with DS as this conversation has helped me gain access. Make I go see Onye Ndu Ndi Igbo MNK one on one.”

This comes days after Chief Priest criticised President Tinubu over Kanu’s sentencing, warning that the president could not secure “10,000 votes in the South-East” while Kanu remains in detention.