The founder of Revolution Now, Omoyele Sowore, has given the
Federal Government seven days to reactivate his National Identity Number.
Failure to do this, the activist theeatened to sue the
Nigerian government.
This was contained in a pre-litigation notice written to the
Attorney General of Nigeria and other Federal Government’s agencies by his
lawyer,Tope Temokun.
Sowore ealier raised an alarm that the Federal Government
had deactivated all his means of identification.
The pre-action notice read in part, “In furtherance to the
establishment of the National Identity Database, our Client presented himself
for registration and was duly registered and his personal data captured and was
issued a National Identity Card containing his National Identity Number by the
National Identity Management Commission.
“Since the issuance of his National Identity Number, he has
been using it to perform various transactions as stipulated by Section 27 of
the National Identity Management Commission Act 2007, to wit: Application for
and issuance of a passport, Opening of bank account, Registration with INEC and
issuance of voter’s card, etc.
“On the 12th of January 2022, when he wanted to use his
National Identity Number to effect certain banking transaction, he discovered
to his greatest consternation that his National Identity Number has been
deactivated from the National Identity Database.
“No notice was issued to him neither did he receive any
message from the National Identity Management Commission concerning the
deactivation of his National Identity Number.
“The deactivation of his National Identity Number is
politically motivated to stop him from participating in the 2023 generation
elections.
“The action of the Commission to deactivate his National
Identity Number amounts to depriving him of his citizenship and national
identity.
“It is against this background that we write to you to demand
that our Client’s National Identity Number be reactivated with immediate
effect.
“TAKE NOTICE that if after the expiration of SEVEN DAYS,
inclusive of the date of service of this letter on you, our Client’s National
Identity Number is not reactivated, we have the full instruction of our Client
to approach the appropriate Court with jurisdiction to seek this redress and
this shall be without further recourse to you.
“TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that this letter is also issued to you
as a Pre-Action Notice.”
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