Senate
President, Bukola Saraki has urged President Buhari to direct the
release of political activist, Deji Adeyanju and ensure that his
fundamental human rights are not continuously abused by the Police,
because according to him, the case is more political than judicial.
Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and
Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu noted that the Adeyanju case is presenting
the present administration in bad light as a government that is
intolerant of criticism and suppressing views of the opposition. He
stated that a situation where Adeyanju was arrested after leading a
protest in Abuja and sundry charges were filed against him while he was
re-arrested after being given bail by a court indicated a deliberate
attempt to get him out of circulation. The Senate President said the
reports on the Adeyanju case is giving the administration a bad name and
indicating that dictatorial tendencies are becoming rife in a
democratic country. “The way the matter has been handled and the last
decision of the Magistrate Court to remand the young man in prison till
after the conclusion of the 2019 Polls has presented our democracy in
bad light. We are now looking like a country that has receded to the
period of military rule. The President needs to intervene to find out
whether the current travail of Deji Adeyanju has anything to do with his
frequently expressed viewpoints against the Federal Government and why
his arrest after leading a protest has now ignited all the various
charges being filed against him and if it was true that the charges for
which he has been remanded in prison till February had actually being
adjudicated upon by the High Court. It should be noted that prior to
the coming to office of this government, those of us in opposition, the
APC, freely criticized the Goodluck Jonathan government and flayed their
actions and statements without any attempt by the administration to
stifle opposing views. This administration which benefitted from such
open market place of ideas, which is a key tenet of a democratic regime,
cannot offer anything less to our people. At this point, President
Buhari should not allow the excesses and over-zealousness of some
security agents to give his government a bad name and that is why I
think he should interfere and let the world know the truth about this
case. It is obvious that this case is purely political and not about any
judicial action. I also call on all human rights protection groups to
wade into this matter and ensure we do not watch helplessly as the
rights of a citizen is being trampled upon”, Saraki statedPresident Buhari should direct the release Deji Adeyanju and ensure that his fundamental human rights are not abused by Police - Saraki
Senate
President, Bukola Saraki has urged President Buhari to direct the
release of political activist, Deji Adeyanju and ensure that his
fundamental human rights are not continuously abused by the Police,
because according to him, the case is more political than judicial.
Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and
Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu noted that the Adeyanju case is presenting
the present administration in bad light as a government that is
intolerant of criticism and suppressing views of the opposition. He
stated that a situation where Adeyanju was arrested after leading a
protest in Abuja and sundry charges were filed against him while he was
re-arrested after being given bail by a court indicated a deliberate
attempt to get him out of circulation. The Senate President said the
reports on the Adeyanju case is giving the administration a bad name and
indicating that dictatorial tendencies are becoming rife in a
democratic country. “The way the matter has been handled and the last
decision of the Magistrate Court to remand the young man in prison till
after the conclusion of the 2019 Polls has presented our democracy in
bad light. We are now looking like a country that has receded to the
period of military rule. The President needs to intervene to find out
whether the current travail of Deji Adeyanju has anything to do with his
frequently expressed viewpoints against the Federal Government and why
his arrest after leading a protest has now ignited all the various
charges being filed against him and if it was true that the charges for
which he has been remanded in prison till February had actually being
adjudicated upon by the High Court. It should be noted that prior to
the coming to office of this government, those of us in opposition, the
APC, freely criticized the Goodluck Jonathan government and flayed their
actions and statements without any attempt by the administration to
stifle opposing views. This administration which benefitted from such
open market place of ideas, which is a key tenet of a democratic regime,
cannot offer anything less to our people. At this point, President
Buhari should not allow the excesses and over-zealousness of some
security agents to give his government a bad name and that is why I
think he should interfere and let the world know the truth about this
case. It is obvious that this case is purely political and not about any
judicial action. I also call on all human rights protection groups to
wade into this matter and ensure we do not watch helplessly as the
rights of a citizen is being trampled upon”, Saraki stated
