Tuesday, 17 May 2016

News; Femi Fani-Kayode still under detention after meeting bail condition

– The former minister of aviation is still held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission even after meeting his bail condition

– He was further detained by the EFCC after honouring the commission’s invitation on an ongoing investigation last Monday, May 9

Five days after meeting an administrative bail condition granted to him, the former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode is still under detention, his special assistant on media, Jude Ndukwe has said.

Ndukwe said he is appalled by the continued detention of his principal. He said that the detention of the former minister and most of the vocal members of the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is a “dictatorial, vengeful, vindictive and scurrilous” use of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as a tool by the All Progressives Congress led administration.

 “We are appalled by this risible development but not surprised at all by it because that has been the hallmark of this current administration. Rather than work to improve on its reprehensible anti-democratic record, the Buhari-led administration has insisted on continuing in its self-engineered free nose-dive into the abyss of autocracy and the infamy of gross abuse of citizens’ rights,” Ndukwe said.

Condemning the prolonged detention of the former minister by the anti-graft agency, Ndukwe said that the disregard for the rule of law by the Buhari-led administration must stop to enable the growth of democracy in Nigeria.


“The continued holding of Chief Femi Fani-Kayode in EFCC custody for this long despite meeting his bail conditions goes a long way to show that this fight is not about corruption after all but all about silencing the opposition. “We condemn in very strong terms these acts of intimidation and harassment and request that he be released forthwith even as we call on all well-meaning Nigerians to know who to hold responsible should anything untoward happen to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode! “This act of executive rascality, at a time when Nigerians are groaning more than ever before over the economic hardship inflicted on them by this administration, is needless. It will achieve nothing but will only lead to a puerile end. Release FFK NOW!” he continued.

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