The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Friday, slammed Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. Festus Keyamo SAN, for calling on the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed for allegedly ‘riling up’ their supporters against the Federal Government and Presidnt Muhammadu Buhari as a fallout of the February 25 Presidential election.
HURIWA also called for investigation by the National Judicial Council (NJC) to probe the circumstances surrounding the sighting of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, in a wheelchair in United Kingdom at the same time with the to France of President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
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This, HURIWA, said was essential so as to allay concerns that the duo were meeting to thwart the contestations of the result of the Presidential election at the Tribunal.
HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, warned that Nigeria might be thrown into unprecedented unrest if any security outfit dared to lay their hands on Mr. Obi and Baba-Ahmed.
HURIWA also said the APC and its candidate should not think that they have the DSS in their pocket, noting that all actions needed to be taken in and outside Nigeria would be legally taken to ensure laws were adhered to.
HURIWA again faulted Keyamo for saying the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) would clear Tinubu of all allegations brought against him by Mr. Obi and that of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar even when the Trinubal had yet to fully begin the case.
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Recall that Mr. Keyamo had, on Thursday, called on the DSS to invite the Labour Party leaders over their rejection of the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the President-elect and their pursuit of justice at the courts. He also accused Obi and Datti of riling Nigerians against the judiciary.
Reacting, Onwubiko said, “The petition by Festus Keyamo to the DSS is a total abuse of office as Minister and privilege as a member of the ruling party. The DSS should kick out the petition and not entertain it at all because it is totally illegal and has no place in a sane society.
“Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed have decided to go to court to challenge the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the President- Elect by INEC in the controversial election of February 25, 2023. Obi and Baba-Ahmed are in court as they are advised by Tinubu and in fact, President Muhammadu Buhari.
“However, instead of allowing the petition tribunal at the Court of Appeal to decide on the electoral matter, Keyamo, who parade himself as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, displayed a total ignorance and disrespected himself as a member of the inner bar by asking the DSS to arrest Obi and Baba-Ahmed.
“President Muhammadu Buhari should have sacked him when he started earning two salaries as Minister and as Tinubu campaigner. Nigeria will burn if they touch Peter Obi. They should not think that they have the DSS in their pocket.”