Tag: Falana

Kashamu: Your condolence message veiled with hypocrisy – Falana to Obasanjo

Ishaku Yohanna

Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo did not abuse African tradition by criticising the late ex-Senator, Buruji Kashamu. But the lawyer was quick to note that Obasanjo’s message was veiled with hypocrisy, saying “it is against the African culture to aid and abet a criminal suspect in his lifetime, only to turn round to attack him in his grave.” He urged the former head of state to “stop insulting the collective intelligence of the Nigerian people.” Kashamu, a governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the…

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You lack capacity to deal with violence in the North, Falana-led group tells FG

Ishaku Yohanna

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), says the federal government has shown lack of capacity to deal with the violence in the north. Reacting to recent killings in Kaduna and other northern states, ASCAB blamed the government for the mayhem, saying the central authority has the constitutional responsibility to ensure the protection of lives and property in the country. In a statement by Femi Falana, its chairman, ASCAB said it is undoubtedly clear that the government “has shown lack of capacity to deal with the sad events.” It said the government appears…

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