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Soyinka Calls On CSOs To Rise Against Abuse of Power By Buhari's Administration

Soyinka Calls On CSOs To Rise Against Abuse of Power By Buha

 

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to respond to attacks on the rights of Nigerians by officers of the state under President Muhammadu Buhari's administration.

Soyinka was reacting to the attacks on #FreeSowore protesters by men of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) following the refusal to release activist, Omoyele Sowore, despite a court order to that effect.

In a statement signed by Soyinka, he condemned the attacks on protesters yesterday, maintaining that now is the time for Civil Society organisations, committed to the entrenchment of the Rule of Law and the defence of fundamental human rights must come together 

He said, "It should become abundantly clear by now that Civil Society organisations, committed to the entrenchment of the Rule of Law and the defence of fundamental human rights, must come together. This is not a new cry. They must meet, debate, and embark on a binding pact of tactical responses whenever these two pillars of civilized society are besieged by the demolition engines of state security agencies.

"The sporadic, uncoordinated responses as in the case of Omoyele Sowore, the absence of a solid strategy, ready to be activated against any threat — these continue to enable these agencies in their mission to enthrone a pattern of conduct that openly scoffs at the role of the judiciary in national life. Result? A steady entrenchment of the cult of impunity in the dealings of state with the citizenry – both individuals and organizations. The level of arrogance has crossed even the most permissive thresholds."

Soyinka described the assault on protesters as "a display of crude, naked power," and called on the DSS and judicial arm to apologise to Nigerians.

 

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