Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana
(SAN), has hit back at the presidency for attacking him, over his remarks on
support groups that are behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘third term
agenda’.
Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu,
had accused Falana of spreading fake news over his claim that there are plans
for the President to get another term.
But in a statement on Wednesday,
Falana insisted that the third term agenda kicked off in September.
According to him, the presidency
was doing nothing to curb those campaigning for another term for Buhari.
“The third term agenda for
President Muhammadu Buhari kicked off on September 21, 2019 under the auspices
of “Movement For the Approval Of Buhari Third Term.
“The members of the group who
launched the campaign in Abuja were not harassed by the Police or the State
Security Service. The Presidency did not deem it fit to disown or dissociate
itself from the campaign.
“However, following the popular
rejection of the campaign, the Presidency issued a statement on October 2, 2019
to “correct internet-based gossip and un-informed media commentary regarding presidential
term limits, given credence by so-called support groups, staging street
demonstrations asking President Muhammadu Buhari to do a third term.
“Notwithstanding the official
denial of the third term agenda, the Buhari regime has since intensified its
campaign for the emasculation of the opposition and constriction of the
democratic space.
“This has been manifested in the
subversion of the rule of law through disobedience of court orders, sponsoring
of anti media bills and reckless arrest, detention and prosecution of the
perceived enemies of the federal government. Peaceful meetings and rallies
against unpopular policies of the government are violently suppressed while
crowds are rented to attack groups and citizens who challenge authoritarian rule
in the land.
“The Presidency has decided to
attack me for challenging the support groups and APC leaders that are behind
the third term campaign. Even though the campaigners are well known to the
security agencies they have not being attacked by the Presidency,” Falana said.
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