Nigeria's democracy a farce with Melaye sitting at the feet of Babangida - Sowore
Omoyele Sowore, the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, has said that he is ready to put his life on the line and will not run away from criminals running Nigerian political space.
Sowore on his Facebook page said he had ‘been through torture, humiliated and incarcerated by dictators in uniform between 1992 and 1999 and that is why he left Nigeria. He said he was not going to run away from criminals running the Nigerian political space until they are defeated, and their ideologies of greed, bloodiness, and avarice are entirely abandoned and discredited forever.
He further said that for Dino Melaye to have said he was going to send him to jail was ‘indeed a sign that our democratic transition was a farce, particular when you’ve now noticed that Melaye was sitting at the feet of one of Nigeria’s worst military dictators, Ibrahim Babangida just a week ago.’
“Folks it was brought to my attention earlier that Dino Melaye promised to ‘send me to jail’ over the recent unraveling of his questionable educational background. While some are worried, appalled, alarmed and concerned and even scared about this declaration, it had me thinking differently.
“I am a Nigerian citizen who had been through torture, humiliations, and incarceration by dictators in uniform between 1992 and 1999 before i eventually left Nigeria. I have never doubted the power of justice over legalities.
“That a Nigerian Senator in a democratic era could make this proclamation is indeed a sign that our democratic transition was a farce, particular when you’ve now noticed that Melaye was sitting at the feet of one of Nigeria’s worst military dictators, Ibrahim Babangida just a week ago.
Sowore alleges that one of Babangida’s worst crimes against humanity was the assassination of notable investigative journalists, Dele Giwa, by way of a parcel bomb.
“Another thing Melaye shares in common with Babangida was using libel lawsuits to silence inquisitions. In the 80’s Gani Fawehimi was found liable of libeling the killers of Dele Giwa and asked to pay damages to Halilu Akilu.
“I am not going to run away from criminals running the Nigerian political space until they are defeated, and their ideologies of greed, bloodiness, and avarice are entirely abandoned and discredited forever.
“If it takes my life, so be it; if it means another unjust ruling asking for damages for thieves. So be it. We must take our space back from the 10 percenters, drug dealers, certificate forgers, money launderers, political manipulators, and assassins.
Recall that Melaye had made threats that he will send Sowore to jail over the allegation by Sahara Reporters that Melaye’s name was not in the graduating set of 1998/99 ABU session.
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