Disgraceful And Atrocious Outing By The DSS On Friday Is The Clearest Exemplification Of A Rudderless State TheNigerialawyer

A constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) has said the
nation’s secret Service, DSS danced naked in the streets, when it
invaded a court of Law in an attempt to arrest Sowore, accused of a
treasonable felony over his “Revolution Now” mantra.

Ozekhome in a statement titled ‘THAT DSS INVASION OF THE
SACRED PRECINCTS OF A COURT OF LAW’ said: ‘A government
that is short on tolerance to criticism, plurality of voices and
opposition and which serially violates citizens’ rights and
disobeys court orders is a ready recipe for organised
disenchantment.’

On Friday, 6th November 2019, the DSS, the nation’s secret
Service in the mold of FBI or CIA, danced naked in the streets,
when it invaded a court of Law in an attempt to arrest Omoyele
Sowore, accused of a treasonable felony over his “Revolution Now”
mantra.

‘Recall that the DSS had finally bowed to a 24-hour ultimatum
issued by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, to release Sowore and pay him
N100000 damages.

‘It was a show of extreme shame, disgust, and degeneracy to see
a whole secrete security apparatchik descend to the abysmal gutters
of physically invading the hallowed chambers of a court of Law to
forcefully arrest a suspect, Viet armis, by resort to crude and
unorthodox Hitlerite Gestapo tactics in a supposed constitutional
democracy.

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‘The video that went viral about this ugly and ill-advised
outing that has further reduced our worth in the perception of the
international community is condemnable in every sense of the
word.

‘It downgrades us, belittles us, and our humanity and makes us
laughable before civilised nations.

‘We beheld an unarmed, helpless and hapless Sowore being dragged
on the floor, helplessly, like a vanquished prisoner of war (PoW)
just taken as ransom.

‘Justice Ojukwu had to be spirited off to her chambers by her
security.

‘When a government that is supposed to respect and protect
institutions, citizens’ rights and rule of law, invades and
desecrates the SACRED precincts of a Court of law, then we are in
trouble.

‘When the same DSS invaded Judges’ homes in October 2016,
terrorizing the hapless Judges and their families, many uninformed
Nigerians hailed the misadventure as a sign of fighting
corruption.

‘I had vehemently disagreed then, citing section 36 of the 1999
Constitution and section 7 of the ACJA that inure in us our
humanity and human dignity and respect.

‘I had warned then of a possible descent into anarchy and chaos
if the masked DSS goons were not immediately restrained and halted
on their tracks.

‘Friday’s disgraceful and atrocious outing by the DSS is the
clearest exemplification of a rudderless state in search of a
redemptive deus ex machina.

‘A government that is short on tolerance to criticism, plurality
of voices and opposition and which serially violates citizens’
rights and disobeys court orders is a ready recipe for organised
disenchantment.

‘Our constitutional democracy should be one modelled on the rule
of law and not on the rule of the thumb of a benevolent ruler, even
if dictatorial, tyrannical, absolutist and fascist.’

COP 25 – Nigeria Engages in International Climate Policy
Negotiations

As nations across the globe gathered for the 25th United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change in Spain, Madrid with
various expectations and agendas. The Honourable Minister of
Environment Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar has tasked Nigeria
delegates to the Convention to actively engage in International
Climate Policy Negotiations that will facilitate the realisation of
Nigeria Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).

The Minister who sees Climate Change not only as a disaster but
also as an opportunity affirmed that, “Nigeria sees Climate Change
as an opportunity, thus approaching it to help diversify its
economy and build resilient towards achieving sustainable
development, lifting its people out of poverty and providing
greater physical and economic security”.

Nigeria participation at this year convention on climate change
will be characterise by its commitment to implementing an
all-inclusive natural response to Climate Change through emission
reduction and optimal solution to Climate Change response.

This is in addition to other previous concerted efforts by the
Federal Government of Nigeria at reversing the effect of Climate
Change which include the signing of the Paris Agreement by
President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 a step that demonstrated
Nigeria’s commitment to the global efforts of reversing the effect
of climate change and open the opportunity for reducing greenhouse
gas emission unconditionally by 20 percent and with international
support by 45 percent.

Towards realising the objectives of the Paris Agreement, Nigeria
issued a Sovereign Green Bond becoming the first African Country
and fourth globally to achieve this milestone towards financing
green projects.

The proceed of the first trench of the Green Bond was deployed
to fund green projects which include provision of solar powered
electricity to higher institutions through the energising education
scheme and afforestation activities.

The second trench of the Green Bond has been issued and fully
subscribed to fund environmental projects across 5 sectors (Water,
Transportation, Agriculture, Oil and Gas and; Power/Energy).

Nigeria remain focused towards its commitment to meeting its
Nationally Determined Contributions as re-affirmed by President
Muhammadu Buhari during the recently concluded 2019 United Nations
Climate Summit where he reiterated his administration’s commitment
to increasing Nigeria Climate ambitions.

Nigeria has a high expectation as delegates has been charged to
among other things ensure and support the quick resolutions of all
outstanding issues pertaining to the Paris Rulebooks and carried
over from Cop 24. Nigeria will also be leading other African
Countries to call on developed countries to examine which new
commitments and initiatives they can support and implement as well
as investigate how these initiatives will unlock and strengthened
nationally determined commitment and national action by 2020, with
the hope that these will in turn strengthens climate ambition, long
term decarbonisation and increase resilience.

Faced with the challenges of increase vulnerable to extreme
weather events, Nigeria expect to see to the conclusion of the
review of the Warsaw International Mechanism ahead of the updating
its Nationally Determined Contributions to include additional
sectors (Water and Waste Management)

Nigeria will also explore the links in the different negotiating
themes and translate the complexity and outcomes to the non-state
actors in a business and policy relevant manner, including
articulating the opportunities arising out of the international
climate agenda that can help mobilise the resources and expertise
required to finance Nigeria’s enhanced climate action.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is a
Conference of Parties with good ideas, intentions, Promises
Instruments, Protocols and Agreements aimed at improving global
vision and understanding on climate change and sustainable
development issues, including the pursuit of cleaner energy and
technology as well as green growth and paradigm climate resilient
development. (END)

Saghir el Mohammed
Director Press
Federal Ministry of Environment
(From Spain, Madrid)