Your Views On Rule Of Law Treasonable, Elders Forum Tells Buhari

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A group, under the aegis of Agenda of the Second Summit of Nigerian Elders and Leaders on the State of Democracy, the Economy and National Security has described the statement by President Buhari on the rule of law and national security as treasonable, and asked him to withdraw it.

Speaking on behalf of the group on Thursday, in Abuja, during its meeting elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo, said the president’s statement was treasonable and demanded its withdrawal.

“It is time to tell Mr. President that the statement he made that Sunday is treasonable for you to rewrite the constitution that the rule of law is under state security,” Adebanjo said.
He added: “All the rule of law you are talking that is subject to national security and security of the state who decides that, Mr. President?”

“It will not work. We are going to demand from this meeting that he should withdraw that statement. That statement was very inappropriate and also amounted to treason to change the constitution of the whole country by word of mouth. It is not right.”

Others present at the event were Junaid Mohammed; frontline Northern politician and Second Republic lawmaker, Ango Abdullahi, and Chairman of the Forum, Edwin Clark.

Others were Chukwuemeka Ezeife, former governor of Anambra State; Olu Falae, National Chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP), and others.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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