Tope Akinyode, a human rights lawyer, has asked the federal
government to arrest and prosecute Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the
All Progressives Congress (APC), for treason.
On Thursday, Oshiomhole said no governor would be sworn in
in Bayelsa state on Friday after the
supreme court sacked David Lyon, APC candidate who was declared winner of the
November governorship election in the state.
In a statement, Akinyode, who is the national president of
the Revolutionary Lawyers’ Forum, said the APC chairman’s statement was
mischievous and an attempt to overthrow the state government.
“We are a bit taken aback by Oshiomhole’s obvious lopsided
reasoning which embraces the Supreme Court over Hope Uzodinma’s declaration as
winner of the Imo governorship election despite public outrage and now
disparages the judgment of the same court in the Bayelsa election,” he said.
“Notwithstanding the foregoing, we hereby demand that the
Federal government urgently arrest, charge and prosecute Oshiomhole in court
for treasonable felony, and conspiracy with the APC party to overthrow the
government.
“This is particularly desirable because it is on similar but
frivolous grounds that Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow was arrested
and is now being prosecuted before the federal high court.
“We have no doubt that just like Sowore, Oshiomhole will
eventually be discharged and acquitted if he is charged to court on the grounds
which we have suggested since the Nigerian criminal laws does not actively
criminalize his statement.
“However, for moral justification, display of impartiality
and commitment to equity, it is important that the federal government prosecute
Oshiomhole as it is doing to Sowore, so that the courtesies of the SSS and the
pleasure of its facility will also be enjoyed by Oshiomhole.”
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