The Presidency has condemned plans by activist Omoyele Sowore to stage a protest march to the Presidential Villa in Abuja over the continued detention of the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Presidential Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this in a post on his official X handle, describing Sowore as “an anarchist masquerading as a rights activist.”
Sowore had earlier announced that the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest would hold on October 20 at 7 a.m., calling it a “historic” march to demand the IPOB leader’s release from detention.
But, reacting, the Tinubu’s media aide warned that the proposed action was aimed at undermining law and order, stressing that Kanu is currently facing trial on charges of treason, which must be allowed to run its course in court.
“You are nothing more than an anarchist masquerading as a rights activist. You very well know that Nnamdi Kanu is facing a trial for treason, and you want to cause a breakdown of law and order by mobilising for a protest?” Onanuga said.
“Is this the kind of revolution you envisage for Nigeria, where the rule of law will be violated and your idea of justice would be the law of the jungle?”
The presidential aide also took a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of opportunism for supporting the planned protest.
“I am surprised that ex-VP Atiku Abubakar, who is always opportunistic, has supported the planned mob action. As a statesman, he should know better that matters of justice are not resolved on the streets but in the law court,” he wrote.
Onanuga maintained that while the judicial process may seemed slow, the government remained committed to due process in handling Kanu’s case.
“While the wheel of justice can sometimes be grindingly slow, partly caused by Kanu’s lawyers, Nnamdi Kanu will eventually get the justice he deserves for his alleged transgressions,” Onanuga added.
