government of anti-democratic
practices
- He said Dasuki and Nnamdi Kanu
should be tried in the open
- The governor suggested that the trials
should be televised nation-wide
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti has
lashed out at the federal government
over its plan to try Nnamdi Kanu and
Sambo Dasuki in secret.
In a statement via Lere Olayinka who
is his media aide, Fayose said since
the federal government has accused
Dasuki, the former national security
adviser to Goodluck Jonathan, of
stealing $2.1 billion, it should also try
him in the open.
He said: “If you were not afraid to call
someone a thief in the market place, you
should not be afraid to try such a person in
the full glare of the public.”
“Since names of the would-be prosecution
witnesses have already been made public,
what agenda is the federal pursuing by
insisting that its witnesses be given
protection by the court by not allowing
their names and addresses to be made
public in the course of the trial.”
The Ekiti state governor said live
television should be allowed in the
court proceeding of Dasuki so that he
will also be able to defend himself in
the full glare of the world.
“You accused someone of corruption in the
market place and the person you accused is
saying he wants to defend himself in the
market place too, but you, the accuser is
insisting that the accused must be tried in
your bedroom, I think someone is trying to
hide something?”
Fayose lashed out at the prosecuting
counsel claiming they were being used
as anti-democracy tools.
“They want Nnamdi Kanu tried secretly.
They also want the former Col Dasuki (rtd)
tried secretly. What are they afraid of?
How is defence counsel going to cross-
examine masked witnesses when their real
identity cannot be ascertained? Why are
the witnesses afraid to testify in an open
court if truly they are witnesses of truth?
“Obviously, this is satanic. It is against all
democratic norms and Nigerians must rise
against it.
“Nigerians are now at the mercy of
judiciary, which is the only institution that
can save Nigeria from the full-blown
dictatorship that the APC government has
become.”
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