Femi Falana, human rights lawyer,
says the current administration might be plotting a third term agenda.
According to PUNCH, Falana said
this in Lagos while speaking at the presentation of a book entitled: “Testimony
to Courage”, written in honour of Dapo Olorunyomi, Premium Times publisher.
The lawyer said the country had
“gone to the dogs” and only the media could save it.
“The media must not be silenced.
You may have a third term campaign soon,” he said.
“Very soon, they will destroy all
possible opponents. And by the time they bring in the third term agenda, the
media would have been gone. But we are not going to allow it. No dictatorship
can defeat the Nigerian people.”
The senior advocate of Nigeria
(SAN) expressed dismay at the way Ijeoma Ojukwu, a judge of a federal high
court in Abuja, is handling the case of Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow
Movement.
“Nobody has been given the kind
of bail (condition) Sowore was given. All those who looted the treasury have
never had their movement restricted. Sowore has been granted bail, but his
movement has been restricted to Abuja. His family is in America,” he said.
“He does not live in Abuja. He
has no house in Abuja. Yet, he has been asked to stay in Abuja. The trial may
last for 10 years, but he cannot leave Abuja. It has never happened in Nigeria
before.
“Sowore has been banned as a
journalist from speaking. As a politician, he cannot address a rally until the
case is determined. We don’t know how long it will last.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com