WHEN STRATEGY MUST REPLACE SHOWMANSHIP —
THE IMMEDIATE BLUEPRINT FOR SECURING MAZI NNAMDI KANU’S RELEASE
In seasons such as this, when emotions swell beyond measure, when misinformation becomes the cheapest currency in circulation, and when every self-anointed “stakeholder” gallops into the public square to spew unguarded proclamations, one is compelled, indeed summoned by conscience, to draw a sharp distinction between sober strategy and theatrical showmanship. I am particularly propelled by the rising swell of concern and heartfelt outcry from well-meaning people and friends across the globe.
This morning, therefore, I rise to the solemn duty of speaking truth once more, not wrapped in hyperbole, nor dipped in sentimentality, but firmly anchored in reason, prudence, institutional memory, and lived professional experience. I choose to go public so that my cherished brothers and sisters clamouring for my return may be properly guided.
Given the labyrinthine complexity of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s legal odyssey, and the delicate interplay of law, politics, diplomacy, and public sentiment surrounding it, it is my considered, honest, and unwavering view that a structured, high-calibre intervention must now override the current cacophony of well-intentioned but strategically hollow commentary.
A CALL FOR SERIOUS-MINDED INTERVENTION
It has become imperative, indeed unavoidable, that Igbo political heavyweights and legal minds of enviable global repute immediately swing into coordinated action; an intervention where influence speaks far louder than dramatic press releases, emotional outbursts, or roadside gallantry masquerading as “strategy.”
To lead this elite intervention must be Igbo political figures of unimpeachable integrity and honesty, working in consultation with the appropriate leadership. For compelling reasons, I shall refrain from mentioning their names here.
This group must incorporate eminent Igbo personalities drawn from the South-East-state executives, federal cabinet members of Igbo extraction, and respected national figures whose names command gravitas, influence, and consequence across Nigeria’s political landscape.
THE LEGAL ARCHITECTURE
Once this political vanguard is unveiled, the next indispensable step is the constitution of a formidable team of legal luminaries, individuals of exceptional international distinction, who will assume full command of the legal architecture, particularly the highly sensitive appellate processes before us.
This is not the hour for amateur improvisation.
This is not the season for courtroom theatrics.
This moment demands master craftsmen of the law.
THE FIRST MANDATORY STEP: A VISIT TO MAZI NNAMDI KANU
Before a single legal document is drafted, filed, or even contemplated, this combined political–legal taskforce must visit Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in the Correctional Centre.
This visit is crucial for:
a. securing his explicit mandate;
b. aligning on a unified and coherent strategy;
c. calibrating expectations; and
d. ensuring that every participant is reading from the same script, both in conduct, action and in commitment.
With this mandate firmly in hand, the team must immediately commence structured, discreet, and purposeful engagement with the Federal Government, aimed squarely at securing a pragmatic and politically plausible resolution.
Let no one be deceived: this political pathway must receive the fastest, most focused, and wholly undivided attention before any appeal is filed at the Court of Appeal.
A WORD OF WARNING
Any appeal rushed to court at this moment, without groundwork, without political alignment, without strategic coordination, will arrive, tragically, dead on arrival, smothered under prejudice, technical pitfalls, and procedural quicksand.
This is not pessimism.
It is realism.
It is truth, spoken without adornment and fortified by experience.
It must be reiterated, firmly yet respectfully, that all forms of online hostility, emotional eruptions, and counterproductive declarations must cease forthwith. We must not, in our understandable frustration, unwittingly sabotage the very outcome we seek.
A CAUTION AGAINST OPPORTUNISM
I am not oblivious to the predictable wave of opportunism already rising, individuals who will seize this moment merely to harvest political relevance through loud public proclamations.
Ironically, many among them contributed, directly or indirectly, to the anti-clockwise rotation of events we are now forced to confront.
This strategic process must unfold with minimal publicity. This is a delicate hour, not a season for dramatic updates, sensational headlines, or premature triumphalism.
Success is often conceived in confidential rooms, not in the noisy amphitheatre of social-media theatrics.
To the millions across the world who feel bruised, shocked, disoriented, or betrayed by this unexpected turn of events…
To those whose hope now trembles at the edge of uncertainty…
Hear this, clearly, calmly, confidently:
All hope is not lost.
Not now.
Not yet.
Not ever.
With coordinated strategy, disciplined execution, and the right actors steering this delicate process, we shall ultimately prevail.
Signed:
Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Esq., KSC
24th November 2025
