Cubana Chiefpriest Backs Southeast Support for Tinubu After Kanu Plea

Cubana Chiefpriest urges Southeast to support President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election after a traditional ruler asked him to release Nnamdi Kanu

Socialite and businessman Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest, applauded a traditional ruler from the Southeast who asked President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu from prison or deport him.

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Lawrence Agubuzu, ruler of Ezema Olo Community in Enugu State, made the call on Tuesday at the 2026 National Traditional and Religious Leaders Summit on Health at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.

“The ball stops in your court. Bring this man out. If we don’t want him in Nigeria, return him to Kenya or London,” Agubuzu told the president.

Resharing the video on Instagram, Cubana Chiefpriest praised Agubuzu for boldly raising the issue.

He urged the Southeast to align with Tinubu for the region’s interests, noting that the president won the 2023 election without their support.

“Alignment is key. We no fit fight government. Asiwaju go free MNK. Let’s get along with Nigeria. Last election Tinubu won without Southeast; it’s clear he will win again,” Chiefpriest wrote.

He also highlighted the possibility of Tinubu handing over power to an Igbo candidate after his tenure.

“Hopefully, he will hand over power to an Igbo man. He made Buhari president, a Hausa man; he made himself a Yoruba man president. What makes you think he won’t make an Igbo man president if we support him for one more term?” he added.

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Earlier, Cubana Chiefpriest warned opposition groups that the City Boy Movement would convert their followers through empowerment initiatives ahead of the 2027 elections.