Falana Replies Presidency, Says Third Term Agenda kicked Off In September Human rights attorney,
Femi Falana (SAN), has spoke back the presidency for attacking him over his declare that there are plans for the president to get another term. He said the presidency is attacking him for tough the support businesses and All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders which are at the back of the third term campaign, The Cable reports. Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesman, had accused Falana of spreading fake news over his declare at the third time period campaign for the president. In a declaration on Wednesday, December 25, Falana stated the third time period agenda for Buhari kicked off in September. He accused the presidency of doing nothing to curb the ones campaigning for another term for President Muhammadu Buhari. Falana stated: “The third term time table for President Muhammadu Buhari kicked off on September 21, 2019, under the auspices of “Movement For the Approval Of Buhari Third Term. “The participants of the institution who released the campaign in Abuja were no longer confused through the Police or the State Security Service. The presidency did now not deem it match to disown or dissociate itself from the marketing campaign. “However, following the famous rejection of the campaign, the presidency issued a announcement on October 2, 2019, to “correct internet-primarily based gossip and un-informed media commentary regarding presidential term limits, given credence through so-called support organizations, staging road demonstrations asking President Muhammadu Buhari to do a 3rd time period.” According to him, notwithstanding the official denial of the third time period time table, the presidency is intensifying its marketing campaign to suppress the opposition, constrict the democratic space and subvert the guideline of law.
He accused the government of disobeying courtroom orders, sponsoring of anti-media bills, reckless arrest, detention and prosecution of its perceived enemies. The senior lawyer additionally accused the government of violently suppressing non violent conferences and rallies towards unpopular policies and renting crowds to assault businesses and residents who venture authoritarian rule in the land. “The presidency has decided to attack me for challenging the support groups and APC leaders which are in the back of the third term campaign. Even though the campaigners are well known to the security groups they have not been attacked with the aid of the presidency,” he added. Falana stated he would not stop fighting for human rights and tough the government, much like he did during the regimes of Ibrahim Babaginda and Sani Abacha, former army heads of state.