When he appeared at a federal
high court in Abuja on Tuesday, Enyinnaya Abaribe, senator representing Abia
north, displayed a book that has a meaning beyond the surface.
Clutched in his hands was the
book titled ‘Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction and Democracy’, written by
Kathleen Jamieson, an American author.
In what looked like he was
showcasing the book to the cameras, the senator conspicuously displayed it
while entering the court and upon his exit.
The message he tried to pass
across is probably clear to those who have been following developments since
Friday.
Operatives of the Department of
State Services (DSS) arrested the lawmaker in Abuja and searched his residence
afterwards.
The arrest is thought to be in
connection with the disappearance of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB), whom he had stood as a guarantor for.
Binta Nyako, a judge, granted
Kanu bail in April but the IPOB leader, who is standing trial for alleged
treason left the public in September.
Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, Abaribe’s
lawyer, however, said the senator was arrested for his opposing views against
the federal government.
Abaribe’s arrest came a day after
he claimed N30 billion was smuggled into the ministry of power budget.
The senator is a fierce critic of
President Muhammadu Buhari. During a senate debate on the president’s
declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day, he jocularly said December 31 should
be declared as “democracy destruction day” because that was the day the Buhari
military government ousted ex-President Shehu Shagari in a coup.
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