FORMER Vice President and presidential candidate of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has warned that the Executive Order 6 (EO6) under which the President Muhammadu Buhari has placed 50 high profile Nigerians under watch and restricted their movement, is a throwback to Decree 2 of 1984.
The presidency had on Saturday announced that following the court validation of EO6, at least 50 high profile Nigerians have been placed under a watchlist as President Buhari mandated the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice to implement the order in full.
According to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), a number of enforcement procedures are currently in place by which the Nigeria Immigration Service and other security agencies have placed the individuals directly affected by EO6 on watch-list and restricted them from leaving the county pending the determination of their cases.
The statement did not, however, name the individuals on the watch list.
But in a reaction made available to the media in Abuja on Sunday, the PDP presidential flag bearer said: “It is a throwback to Buhari’s evil Decree Number Two of 1984 which criminalised truth-telling if it did not please Buhari, proving that dictators can grow old, but they can’t grow into democrats.”
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The statement which emanated from his media office in Abuja, observed that the crime of the victims is that they are suspected of having property overseas and are involved in tax dodging or other alleged financial infractions.
Atiku said while the nation must unequivocally abhor any act of criminality, financially or otherwise, the rule of law must be the guide at all times or society will descend to anarchy.
The statement added: “Thus, we find it most undemocratic that in a nation governed by the rule of law, a President who swore an oath to abide by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, does this.
“If past events are to be the judge, these 50 individuals will conveniently be critics and opponents of the Buhari administration.
“This is nothing short of intimidation ahead of the 2019 elections.
“This is what the Buhari administration did in Osun where they froze the accounts of the Adeleke family and then illegally and clandestinely paid ₦16.7 billion to the Osun state government to facilitate daylight electoral robbery.
“To show how clueless this administration is, it included late former Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Innocent Umezulike as number 30 on its travel ban list, The question Nigerians should ask is this: can an administration that is unable to distinguish between the living and the dead bring life to Nigeria’s economy?
“The Nigerian Constitution guarantees every Nigerian citizen freedom of movement and freedom of association. This Constitutional right cannot be taken away except by a court order.
“If the Buhari administration wants to curtail the rights of Nigerians, then they must go to court and obtain a court order. Anything short of this is unconstitutional and extrajudicial.
“The Nigerian Constitution guarantees every Nigerian citizen freedom of movement and freedom of association. This Constitutional right cannot be taken away except by a court order.
“If the Buhari administration wants to curtail the rights of Nigerians, then they must go to court and obtain a court order. Anything short of this is unconstitutional and extrajudicial.
“This sudden dictatorial act brings to mind President Buhari’s comments for which he was condemned by the international community and by the generality of Nigerians.
“While delivering an address at the annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association on August 26, 2018, President Buhari has said ‘where national security and public interest are threatened or there is a likelihood of their being threatened, the individual rights of those allegedly responsible must take second place, in favour of the greater good of society.’
“That was not only a faulty interpretation of the constitution, the statement also betrays the dictatorial and authoritarian mindset of President Buhari because only he gets to decide who and what threatens national security.”
The presidential hopeful further observed that under the Buhari administration, Nigeria has witnessed an unprecedented capital flight out of the nation to the extent that the country is not even listed amongst the top 10 recipients of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa in the latest ranking by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
The statement further said: “It is salient to note that we were number one under the last Peoples Democratic Party administration.
“Funny enough, the Buhari administration were unable to stop Abdulrasheed Maina, their financier, from leaving the country after he was illegally brought back by them and reinstated to the federal service with double promotion.
“It is precisely this type of draconian orders that have chased investors away from Nigeria and it is precisely why Nigerians will chase this recession friendly government away from power on February 16, 2019, so we can begin the job of Getting Nigeria Working Again.”
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Thank u buhari
Your name should have been in that list. Atikulated looter.
He wants to intimidate PDP members from funding their party’s campaign in 2019 election. Everything about Buhari is fraud and dictatorial. The ban should also extend to those wasting our meager resources on medical tourism to London, including how much those that stayed 103 days in London spent in treating unknown terminal illness on Nigerian peoples’ tax money. The only problem here is the intellectual capacity of the mind that would compile that list. If it is going to be done by Buhari, as it is likely to be, then the whole country is in trouble. How can anyone trust Buhari with that kind of job? If he could declare THAT ABACHA was not corrupt, your guess would be as good as mine! Don’t be surprised if you find pastor Oyedepo, Atiku, Obj, Peter Obj, Father Kuka, etc. on that list. While Tinunbu, Amechi, Buhari himself, Babachir, Buruntai, Maina, Abba Kyari, orji kalu, Akpabio, Oshiomole etc. would be missing. Buhari is nepotism personified. We must brace up for this full blown fascism. My PVC is ready. (PERSONAL VENDETTA CARD)
Its 100% blackmail of the oppositions list. Nigerian records of corrupt people will never complete without the names of Tinubu, Amaechi, Fashola. Oahohmole, Akpabio, Orji Kalu and many other thieves like Saminu of Jigawa and many other politicians in both APC and PDP. At the moment we’re in an error were corruption has taken the most painful dimensions. Apart from the most bitter stealing going on in government, we are aware from June, 2015 to date, common man children were never given appointment in CBN, NNPC and many other places. Their appointment in Fire service and other non relevant services (where children of bigs will never work) are been sold at the cost of 500k to 600k.
The guilty is always afraid.
If decree 2 will turn or bring better Nigeria … Then ride Mr president
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Any list that did not include Amechi, Tinubu ond oshiemohle is a politically motivated hunt. Why did he not carry out this when he came in? The senate, Rep and court must stop this APC move to bring back degree 2 of the military era. You can’t treat Nigeria like a barrack.
it can’t work .Nigeria has passed that stage of military decree.jihadist and illiterate buhari is an idiot and can’t be allowed to destroy the country with his backward and illiterate ideas
Buhari is always confuse.
Any list that did not include Amechi, Tinubu ond oshiemohle is a politically motivated hunt. Why did he not carry out this when he came in? The senate, Rep and court must stop this APC move to bring back degree 2 of the military era. You can’t treat Nigeria like a barrack.
If that will bring sanity to the country now, so be it! PMB shouldn’t allow Corruption to fight back again he must do every means to check mate this looters to come to the power again.
Shut up does it affect u ,ur friends or any of ur family members
Yes we are happy to be back.It is for political thieves like u .If no be say Nigerians mumu,people like u are not even fit to be talking in public talkless of holding the number one position .
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I just laugh people commending this Buhari sentimentally,is Buhari a court that determines who’s guilty?How can a president be a dictator? Am sure most people don’t even know the gravity and effect of the executive order..Even wen d court make judgement d Buhari will not listen..If Oshiomole,Ameachi,Fasola,Tinubu,Fayemi,Yaya Bello,Akpabio etc are not in d list then Buhari is deceiving himself
If buhari name is not included in the list,then that’s a trash list.
It’s good for us, we like it, if you don’t want trouble don’t deep your hand into our Commonwealth’s. Let Nigeria develop like those country Nigerian love to visit to do their children’s weeding receptions.