Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has described the order of a
Federal High Court in Abuja granting permission to the Department
of State Services to further detain activist and convener of
RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days as bad news for
‘genuine’ democracy.
The legal practitioner, in a statement on Thursday, revealed
that that the ex-parte application was made and granted in the
absence Sowore, who is the defendant.
Ozekhome accused the government of being mischievous for
deliberately reading meaning to the word ‘revolution’ rather than
figuratively.
The statement said, “Didn’t Nigerians understand this to mean a
peaceful change of government through the ballot box?
“Why are we suddenly stretching it? Didn’t the All Progressives
Congress leadership literally shut down Nigeria in January 2012
during massive protests against the attempt by the then Goodluck
Jonathan administration to remove the so called oil subsidy?
“Didn’t this government later hike the pump price of petrol from
N97 to N145 per litre that it is now? So much for duplicity and
double standards.
Speaking further, the legal luminary pointed that there was
nothing democratic about the present government with the
dictatorial posture to dissenting voices.
He added, “It is a complete farce and total ruse. God help
Nigeria, even as the people get set to gird their loins for tougher
days ahead.
“Nigerians should protest and demonstrate peacefully on the
streets against the harsh and anti-people policies of this
government.
“Not to do so, is to cheaply capitulate to coercive intimidation
and abdication of their sovereignty to their very elected and
selected agents in government.”
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EFCC Hands over Badeh’s Forfeited Property to
NEDC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday,
August 8, 2019, handed over a 13 bedroom, one-storey building and a
basement, forfeited by the late Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS) Air
Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, to the management of North East
Development Commission (NEDC). The property was forfeited on the
order of the court, following diligent prosecution of the late
Badeh for money laundering and corruption by the EFCC.
Located at No 6, Ogun River Street, Maitama, Abuja, the property
was handed over to NEDC management by the EFCC Director of
Operations, Muhammed Abbah Umar, who represented the Acting
Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu.
Magu in his remarks, congratulated NEDC’s staff and management
on taking over the “beautiful structure” and urged them to maximize
the usage for the benefit of the NEDC’s management and the
country.
“I wish to congratulate the management and staff of the NEDC on
taking the ownership of this beautiful edifice. I equally want to
implore the Commission to put the property into maximum use for the
benefit of the staff of the Commission and the country at large,”
Magu stated.
The EFCC boss stated that the EFCC was unwaveringly committed to
continue to living up to its constitutional mandate of riding the
country of corruption, by applying diligence in its investigation
and prosecution, stating that the Commission will not rest on its
oars in tracing and recovering of looted funds and properties
procured with proceeds of crime.
Responding to the gesture, the Chairman of the Commission, Major
General Paul Tarfa, (Retd), appreciated the gesture and promised to
cooperate with the EFCC and the federal government in the fight
against corruption.
“We are grateful to the federal government and EFCC for allowing
us to use this place permanently as office or liaison office, here
in Abuja. We appreciate this gesture, because we understand that
ministries and other departments and agencies have been trying to
get this place but because of the importance government attaches to
NEDC, we are glad that we have been considered for this.
“So we thank you because without the cooperation of the EFCC,
and the support of the government, other ministries would have
gotten it. Please, convey our gratitude to the Chairman of the
EFCC,” Tarfa said.
Speaking further, he expressed gratitude to President Mohamadu
Buhari’s administration for considering NEDC the most appropriate
agency of government to be allocated the edifice.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
August 8, 2019
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