Former NHRC Chairman, Chidi Odinkalu lists Governor Nasir El-Rufai critics who are allegedly facing prosecution in court

 

Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu has compiled a list of Governor Nasir el-Rufai's critics who are allegedly facing prosecution in court. 

 

Odinkalu shared the list on Twitter after the Attorney-General of Kaduna state, Aisha Dikko distanced the Governor from the trials, while insisting that the charges were filed by the Kaduna state government. 

 

Some of the critics of the Kaduna state Governor allegedly facing prosecution in court include lecturers, traditional rulers, a PhD student, a former lawmaker and journalists. 

 

Here are the tweets below; 

 

Nasir @elrufai has caused to be issued on his behalf a tissue of untruths, #halftruths & falsehoods concerning his brutal persecution of his critics as @GovKaduna. To help his memory, here is a litany of #bodybags of critics who have suffered at his handshttps://t.co/Y5x8qzuXFT

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Barack Zebedee: Ph.D student in fisheries & hydrology in Biology Dept., Ahmadu Bello Univ, Zaria: Arrested in May 2017 on charges of incitement for a post on a WhatsApp group created to mobilise assistance for victims of #SouthernKadunaMassacrehttps://t.co/ekrHSRStTy

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Gabriel Idibia: journalist with The Union newspaper, dragged to court reportedly for being inquisitive about @elrufai's declared his assets as demanded by law.https://t.co/TDOqFXc3IH

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Jacob Onjewu Dickson: Journalist with Authentic News, was arrested, detained & charged with - yes, u guessed it - #Incitement in May 2016, after reporting that youths had pelted @elrufai with objects.https://t.co/CLPskWJgxk

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Luka Binniyat: @Kindusluka was Kaduna Bureau Chief of @vanguardngrnews, when @elrufai ordered his arrest in Feb 2017 for a report under his by-line in the newspaper. Luka was detained for ovr 130 days without bail & El-Rufai instigated Vanguard to fire himhttps://t.co/4kbbiHyVAl

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Midat Joseph: Journalist with @LeadershipNGA, was arrested on orders of @elrufai in April 2017 for a post in a WhatsApp group. Guess what the charges against him were? #Incitement!https://t.co/3hZluXybE0

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Sunny Yayock: Freelance journalist, arrested, detained & charged to court for his comment on social Media supporting a call for peaceful Demonstration. He slept for two days in the police cell before he was taken to court & granted bailhttps://t.co/ZY67n3r51Q

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Adamu Abdullahi: #SocialMedia activist, was arrested by @PoliceNG in Kaduna for questioning, for reportedly re-tweeting a tweet about @elrufai being pelted with objects.https://t.co/ZY67n3r51Q

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Segun Onibiyo: @SegunOnibiyo, journalist with @radionigeriahq was arrested charged on orders of @elrufai on 14 Nov 2019 with - yes, u guessed it! - #Incitement, for his #socialmedia posts. He spent most of Dec 2019 detained b4 being released after 24 dayshttps://t.co/vjZd53YLg5

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Samuel Ogundipe: @SamuelOgundipe was a journalist with @PremiumTimesng when @elrufai's son, Bello, threatened to arrest him for reporting that Bello had threatened the Mum of sm1 who criticized his Dad, @GovKaduna, with #gangrapehttps://t.co/t9BXBmeLt5

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Dr. John Danfulani: @john_danfulani Lecturer in Kaduna State University was suspended, arrested, detained & charged for #incitement allegedly for criticising @elrufai through a Facebook post. He detained for many days before bail. He was also fired.https://t.co/hdIfxrKu32

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Nasiru Jagaba: @Nasiru_Jagaba, national youth leader of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, @TvSokap, was arrested & faced prosecution for protesting against @elrufai's policies. pic.twitter.com/sbpQK66u95

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

HRH Dr. Ishaku Damina: 1st Class paramount Chief of Kurama, in #SouthernKaduna, detained on trumped up charges for over a month on orders of @elrufai in 2017. He was eventually granted bail when Court found nothing against him.https://t.co/gtr7VKyka2

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

HRH, Dr. Maiwada Raphael Galadima, Agwam Adara: 1st Class Paramount Ruler of the Adara of #SouthernKaduna, abducted on a Friday with his wife after protesting @elrufai creating an Emirate over his kingdom. His body was discovered days later.https://t.co/k8H1Yvwxzu

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Adara Elders, Bawa Magaji (Waziri); Sani Magaji, (Baraden);
Awemi Dio Maisamari; Joseph Abdalla; Tanko Maisanari; Hosea Danladi; Joseph Ayuba;
Tanko Wada; Ulu Maitumbi; arrested & detained for 106 days before being released bcos charges were trumped uphttps://t.co/rTahMuHybw

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Abubakar Idris (Dadiyata): University lecturer, abducted from the gate of his house in Barnawa Kaduna on 1 august 2019 & disappeared since. He is one of @elrufai's most prominent critics. Bashir El-Rufai implies that he knows smithing about this abduction.#WhereIsDadiyata pic.twitter.com/dckF3RvZkk

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Steven Kefason: @SKefason, journalist & activist was abducted from Rivers State on the orders of @elrufai, taken to Kaduna & detained for 162 days b4 bail. Charges? #Incitement. While he was detained, his #socialmedia footprint was wiped outhttps://t.co/6EonuzzhDX

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Dr. Zuwaqhu Bonat: senior lecturer at Kaduna State University & a community leader, was sacked from his job on the orders of @elrufai for his advocacy work on behalf of the communities of #SouthernKaduna.https://t.co/xdBVYLp98V

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Inuwa Abdulkadir: Lawyer, former Minister & NW Zonal Chair of @OfficialAPCNig, @elrufai demolished Inuwa's home in Kaduna when he declined support to suspend @ShehuSani from the party. Inuwa died in July with the case still pending in court.https://t.co/IIKWJ7pKrc

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Suleiman Hunkuyi: former Kaduna State Chairman of @OfficialAPCNg & senator of @NGRSenate, @elrufai demolished Senator Hunkuyi's home in Unguwar Rimi over a political disagreement & converted it into a children's park.https://t.co/V4uE8swmvz

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Danjuma Laah: Senator in @NGRSenate representing #SouthernKaduna, house raided by @PoliceNG & nephew arrested in Kaduna allegedly on orders of @elrufai after he spoke out on #SouthernKadunaMassacre & called for Southern Kaduna ppl to "defend themselves."https://t.co/NsJlFTzRzB

— Chidi Odinkalu (@ChidiOdinkalu) September 1, 2020

Emergence of presidential candidate in 2023 will not be by tribe - Governor Uzodinma

 

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has said the emergence of presidential candidates in 2023 will be by party allegiance and not by tribe. 

 

Responding to questions from State House correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari on Tuesday September 1, the Imo state Governor stated that anyone can contest for the presidential ticket on the APC platform as the party does not recognise zoning despite agitation in the South-East zone to produce the president in 2023. 

 

Uzodinma said; 

 

“You know that the position is not vacant now, there is a sitting President and we are practising partisan democracy and not tribal democracy.

“So, the emergence of presidential candidate will come on a party by party basis, not a tribe by tribe basis.

“But if there are other internal factors that will form part of the considerations for parties taking decision, of course, that will be entirely the job of the leadership of those political parties and I think that is the right thing to do.”

 

On his current relationship with former governor Rochas Okorocha, Uzodinma said; 

 

“On the issue of Okorocha, the former governor is my brother, my very good brother in whom I am well pleased.

“I have no issue with him, the only thing is that he is now the former governor and I am now the current governor.

“Once we understand that, we don’t have any issue.”

CAN writes President Buhari, says new CAMA law is grossly ''inimical to national interest and security''

 

The Christian Association of Nigeria says the controversial Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 recently signed into law by President Buhari is ''grossly inimical to national interest, security (peace and stability), and overall wellbeing of the Nigerian-state''.

 

The umbrella body for all Christians in Nigeria made this known in a letter signed by its President, Dr. Samson Ayokunle, which was delivered to presidential aide, Etta Enang, on Monday, September 1.

 

The letter reads in part,

“We consider the Act, as indeed, a complex of statecraft compendium, laden with issues that are grossly inimical to national interest, security (- peace and stability), and overall wellbeing of the Nigerian-state.

From the reactions of stakeholders and a cross-section of the Nigerian-state, it is apparent that the Act either did not receive input from the respective various interest groups or failed to accommodate their views, sundry concerns and varying interests of the Nigerian people.

Mr President, from the foregoing, we are of the opinion that you should kindly issue the appropriate directives to suspend the implementation of CAMA 2020 and affirm a thorough reappraisal of the legislation that is in correlation with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended), other extant legal and policy frameworks, the national economy, national security, national interest and the wellbeing of the Nigerian-state.”

Several clergymen have expressed their disapproval for the law which among other things, empowers the Federal government to change the board of trustees of a church where financial impropriety is believed to have occurred. 

Adorable photo of BBNaija star, Mike Edwards and his baby boy, Mathew

 

Big Brother Naija star, Mike Edwarda shared this adorable photo of himself and his baby boy, Mathew.

 

Mike and his wife, Perri, welcomed their baby boy on August 26.