Former Vice president of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar GCON, has condemned the ongoing travails of human rights lawyer and activists, Dele Farotimi and described it as a case of impunity.
The former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, described it as “a sad reminder of Nigeria’s pervasive culture of impunity.”
He said there was no better time to remind our leaders at all levels of their oaths of office, part of which is to protect the constitutional rights of citizens.
Atiku, who wrote on his tweet on his X (formally twitter) handle, said: “Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and tireless advocate for human rights, now languishes in prison custody not for any crime but for the supposed ‘crime’ of persistently speaking truth to power.
“His only offence lies in his unflinching commitment to exposing the truths that the government and its collaborators would rather remain hidden.
“More troubling still is the fact that he is detained and prosecuted under the guise of a law that does not even exist in Ekiti State.
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“His plight serves as a poignant reflection of the pervasive climate of impunity and the blatant violation of citizens’ rights that has become all too common in Nigeria.
“Yet, perhaps the most alarming of all is the weaponization of the cyberbullying law, which is being used as a tool to harass, intimidate and silence dissenting voices in the opposition and the press.
“On this solemn occasion of International Human Rights Day, let us take a moment to remind our leaders at every level of government to honour the oaths they have sworn to protect and uphold the constitutionally enshrined rights of the people. Only through this commitment can we hope to nurture and strengthen our democracy..”
