Nnamdi Kanu Now Honourary Citizen Of Georgia, United States
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted Honourary citizenship of Georgia State, United States of America, USA.
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted Honourary citizenship of Georgia State, United States of America, USA.
He was declared an "Honourary Georgian Citizen" by the Secretary of the State of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, in a proclamation dated January 16, 2026.
Raffensperger, also stated that Kanu should be recognized as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia.
Former Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Uche Ajulu, received the proclamation from Raffensperger
on behalf of Kanu in Georgia, US, on Friday.
on behalf of Kanu in Georgia, US, on Friday.
The proclamation read, “I, Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim Nnamdi Okwu Kanu as an Honorary Georgia Citizen.
“May this Outstanding Citizen be accorded every courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia in his travels to other states, to nations beyond the borders of the United States of America, or wherever he may hereafter travel or reside. Thank you for your service to our state.
“In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the State Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 16th day of January, A.D. 2026.”
Kanu is currently serving a life jail in Sokoto Prison after being convicted on terrorism charges filed against him by the Federal Government.
“May this Outstanding Citizen be accorded every courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia in his travels to other states, to nations beyond the borders of the United States of America, or wherever he may hereafter travel or reside. Thank you for your service to our state.
“In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of my office, at the State Capitol, in the City of Atlanta, this 16th day of January, A.D. 2026.”
Kanu is currently serving a life jail in Sokoto Prison after being convicted on terrorism charges filed against him by the Federal Government.
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