Legal luminary, Femi Falana (SAN)
has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for disowning the group advocating for
his third term.
Falana said Buhari’s decision not
to seek reelection for a third term was in
the right direction.
The senior lawyer stated this in
a statement on Wednesday in reaction to President Buhari’s New Year broadcast.
“It is good that President Buhari
has disowned the group”, Falana stated.
“However, the political space
should be liberalized without any harassment.”
The frontline human rights
activist further emphasized the importance of obeying court orders.
He added, “All court orders
should be complied with.
“The DSS, police and other
security agencies should release hundreds that are being detained without
trial.
” The impunity displayed through
total disregard of the Constitution and other laws should stop.
“All public officers whose terms
of office have expired should be retired.
“All new appointments should
reflect federal character in line with the provisions of the Constitution”, he
advised.
Expressing doubts on the
execution of some of the projects listed in the budget, Falana added, “With 70
per cent of the budget for recurrent expenditure and 25 per cent for debt
servicing the projects referred to by President Buhari will not be funded.”
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