The Federal Government has said
it would not tele-guide the court on the need to re-arrest the leader of
Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu for allegedly flouting his bail
conditions.
Minister of Information and
Culture, Lai Mohammed made the declaration while addressing Broadcast Media
Editors in Abuja on Friday.
Mohammed said though, government
reserves the right to lodge complaint but the power to revoke Kanu’s bail is
the sole responsibility of the court.
According to Mohammed, ‘‘The
matter is purely a judicial matter. Once a matter is in the court, it is for
the court to say these condition I set for you, you have respected them or not.
‘‘We would not tele-guide the
court on what to do or what not to do. As a government, we have a right to go
to court and lodge a complaint that you gave a condition and the accused has
obeyed or disobeyed the terms of the bail, then the decision will be left to
court to decide. This is simple judicial overture which has no political
overtone.’’
The Minister also warned against
the over politicization of Nigeria’s exit from recession.
“To naysayers, I will say: This
issue should not be politicised. An issue that affects the welfare of our
citizens should not be toyed with. Let us all appreciate what this
Administration has done in
returning our economy to the path of positive growth and
then support and encourage it to do more.
”Trying to downplay what has been
achieved is bad politics. I know this good news of our emergence from recession
has hit the naysayers very hard. But they should recover quickly and embrace
the good news. Sorry, but it can neither be denied nor wished away,” he said.
good for you to learn how to obey the rule of law. As for exit of our economy from recession; you are very wrong, We Nigerians in the street we are suffering APC has brought untoward hardship on us. wake up and get capable hands to turn around fortunes of this nation. suffering is too much
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