Read
the article by Femi Fani Kayode below... I do not agree with him on
everything and I deplore his views about my friend and brother, the lion
of the east, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu yet the truth is that I love and admire
my younger brother Prince Deji Adeyanju. I consider the outrageous
things that the Buhari government is doing to this deeply courageous
man, who has always resisted tyranny and injustice and who has always
spoken up for others, as unacceptable and I am utterly astounded at the
silence of the entire political class in the face of this
injustice. Where are the voices of the leading members of the
opposition and opposition political parties? Where are the voices of the
Shiite Muslims whose cause he often championed? Where are the voices
of the human rights and civil rights groups who he stood shoulder to
shoulder with in his quest to make Nigeria a better and safer place? Why
have they not condemned this injustice and outrage? Not one notable
politician or political party or so-called leader has spoken up publicly
for Deji and this sickens me. When will they learn that what has
happened to Deji may end up also happening to them or theirs if not
challenged and checked? When will they learn to comprehend and come to
appreciate the adage that says "an act of injustice against one is an
act of injustice against all?" When will they stop being self-serving,
self-centred, shortsighted, lily-livered cowards and learn that we
must all speak for one another and watch each others backs? This is
especially so regardless of how we may feel about the victim of the
governments tyranny at any point in time? Whether you like him or not,
it is Deji today but it could be any of you tomorrow. When will they
accept the fact that this battle is not merely about winning an election
but about breaking the yoke of tyranny and liberating our people from
wholesale bondage, modern-day servitide and good old-fashioned
slavery? When the history of this age is written, amongst the heroes
that will be listed will not be the regular politicians and desperate
office-seekers who regard themselves as todays leaders but rather
selfless, courageous and strong-willed men and women of principle, honor
and vision who were prepared to put everything on the line including
their lives and liberty for a better tomorrow like Deji Adeyanju. It is
not members of today's ruling elite and political class who are,
generally-speaking, fearful, timid, weak and frail and who, more often
than not, are given to compromise with evil in return for gain but
rather the non-conformists and great and heroic figures like Adeyanju
that are the true architects of what will eventually and inevitably be a
new and free Nigeria where justice, the rule of law,
self-determination, free speech, freedom of association, true democracy
and liberty has its place. Deji may be in detention today and they may
be planning to rearrest him when he is released and lock him up again on
terrorism charges but the truth is that it really does not matter
because tomorrow belongs to men like him. And most important of all, no
matter what they do, they cannot break his indomitable spirit. I weep
not for Deji Adeyanju, I weep for Nigeria.'Not one notable politician or political party has spoken up publicly for Deji and this sickens me' - FFK speaks on Deji Adeyanju's arrest
Read
the article by Femi Fani Kayode below... I do not agree with him on
everything and I deplore his views about my friend and brother, the lion
of the east, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu yet the truth is that I love and admire
my younger brother Prince Deji Adeyanju. I consider the outrageous
things that the Buhari government is doing to this deeply courageous
man, who has always resisted tyranny and injustice and who has always
spoken up for others, as unacceptable and I am utterly astounded at the
silence of the entire political class in the face of this
injustice. Where are the voices of the leading members of the
opposition and opposition political parties? Where are the voices of the
Shiite Muslims whose cause he often championed? Where are the voices
of the human rights and civil rights groups who he stood shoulder to
shoulder with in his quest to make Nigeria a better and safer place? Why
have they not condemned this injustice and outrage? Not one notable
politician or political party or so-called leader has spoken up publicly
for Deji and this sickens me. When will they learn that what has
happened to Deji may end up also happening to them or theirs if not
challenged and checked? When will they learn to comprehend and come to
appreciate the adage that says "an act of injustice against one is an
act of injustice against all?" When will they stop being self-serving,
self-centred, shortsighted, lily-livered cowards and learn that we
must all speak for one another and watch each others backs? This is
especially so regardless of how we may feel about the victim of the
governments tyranny at any point in time? Whether you like him or not,
it is Deji today but it could be any of you tomorrow. When will they
accept the fact that this battle is not merely about winning an election
but about breaking the yoke of tyranny and liberating our people from
wholesale bondage, modern-day servitide and good old-fashioned
slavery? When the history of this age is written, amongst the heroes
that will be listed will not be the regular politicians and desperate
office-seekers who regard themselves as todays leaders but rather
selfless, courageous and strong-willed men and women of principle, honor
and vision who were prepared to put everything on the line including
their lives and liberty for a better tomorrow like Deji Adeyanju. It is
not members of today's ruling elite and political class who are,
generally-speaking, fearful, timid, weak and frail and who, more often
than not, are given to compromise with evil in return for gain but
rather the non-conformists and great and heroic figures like Adeyanju
that are the true architects of what will eventually and inevitably be a
new and free Nigeria where justice, the rule of law,
self-determination, free speech, freedom of association, true democracy
and liberty has its place. Deji may be in detention today and they may
be planning to rearrest him when he is released and lock him up again on
terrorism charges but the truth is that it really does not matter
because tomorrow belongs to men like him. And most important of all, no
matter what they do, they cannot break his indomitable spirit. I weep
not for Deji Adeyanju, I weep for Nigeria.
