| The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by malc619(m): 3:48pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana
Deportation of dissidents : In 1885 the British colonial regime deported King Jaja of Opobo to a remote island in West Indies where he died in 1889. His offence was that he had challenged the imperialist control of the coastal trade. In 1941 Comrade Michael Imoudu, President of the Nigerian Union of Railwaymen was deported from Lagos and banished to his hometown, Auchi in the Benin Province as he was considered "a potential threat to public safety" . He only returned to Lagos in 1945 following the revocation of sections 57-63 of the General Defence Regulation, 1941 under which he had been detained. There were other nationalist agitators and labour leaders who were deported and banished to prevent them from taking part in the struggle against colonialism. The barbaric practice of deporting Nigerians was resuscitated by the defunct military dictatorship. In particular, the reactionary regimes of Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha resorted to the crude harassment of political opponents by deportation.
In 1992 the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi SAN, Dr Beko Ransome -Kuti and I were deported from Lagos and detained at Kuje prison for challenging the unending military rule of the Babangida junta. The retired General Zamani Lekwot was deported from Kaduna and detained with us in the prison. The following year we were also repatriated from Lagos and banished to the same prison for leading peaceful rallies in Lagos against the criminal annulment of the June 12 presidential election. In June 1994, the winner of the presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola was deported from Lagos and detained in military custody in Kano, Borno and Abuja.
In 1995, the chairman of the Campaign for Democracy (CD), Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti alerted the world that the secret trial of General Olusegun Obasanjo and others by a Special Military Tribunal had been concluded and that the convicts were being prepared for execution. For leaking such information to the media the human rights leader was tried in Lagos, jailed for life and deported to Katsina prison. The CD vice chairman, Shehu Sanni was arrested in Kaduna, jailed for life in Lagos and banished to Kirikiri maximum prison in Apapa. Four journalists viz: Chris Anyanwu, Kunle Ajibade, Charles Mbah and Charles Obi who were convicted for being accessories after the fact of treason i.e the 1995 phantom coup, were deported from Lagos and kept in separate prisons in the northern states.
In 1996, Chief Fawehinmi SAN was once again deported from Lagos and detained at the Bauchi prison while Femi Aborishade and I were deported from Lagos and held at the Gumel and Mawadashi prisons (in Jigawa State) respectively. Comrade Frank Kokori who was arrested in Lagos was banished to Bama prisons in Borno state for 4 years. General Obasanjo who was convicted in Lagos was deported to Yola prison. His ex-deputy, General Shehu Yaradua was deported from Kaduna, convicted in Lagos and held at various times in Kirikiri, Port Harcourt and Abakaliki prisons.
Like King Jaja both Chief Abiola and General Yaradua died in suspicious circumstances while they were in custody. But as deportation of colonial subject subjects could not be justified even under colonial rule it was carried out pursuant to special regulations. In the same vein, the military dictators engaged in deportation of citizens under the preventive detention decrees and the Prison Act.
Deportation of Poor People
It is common knowledge that the beautification project of the Babatunde Fashola Administration has led to the deportation of hundreds of the jetsam and the flotsam from Lagos state to their states of origin. The elite and the media have been celebrating the ban on "Okada" from the major roads and the removal of traders and area boys from the streets. For understandable reasons, most of the hundreds of thousands of poor people who have been displaced and dislodged in the operation "keep Lagos clean" are of the Yoruba extraction.
In fact, on April 9,2009, when the Lagos state government deported 129 beggars of Oyo state origin and dumped them at Molete in Ibadan the Alao Akala regime alleged that the action was aimed at sabotaging his government. Just last week, some beggars of osun state origin were also deported by the Lagos state government and dumped at Osogbo.
It is sad to note that most Nigerians never took cognisance of the war being waged by state governments against the poor and disadvantaged citizens in the urban renewal policy until the much-publicized case of the 14 beggars of Anambra state origin who were deported in Lagos and dumped in Onitsha about three weeks ago. In fact, it was the condemnation of the deportation by the Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi that drew the attention of the elite to the unfortunate development. However, in defence of its action the Lagos State Government stated that it entered into an agreement with the Anambra State Government through its liaison office in Lagos on the controversial deportation.
Although the Anambra State government has not denied the allegation that it was privy to the deportation of the 14 beggars it is on record that in December 2011 Governor Peter Obi Administration had deported 29 beggars to their states of origin i.e Akwa Ibom and Ebonyi states. Apart from such official hypocrisy the Peter Obi regime did not deem it fit to protest when the Abia state government purged its civil service of "non-indigenes" in 2012. Many of the victims of the unjust policy who hail from Anambra state were left in the lurch.
In June 2011, the Federal Capital Territory government deported 129 beggars to their respective states of origin. In May 2013, hundreds of beggars were also removed from the streets and expelled from Abuja. Of course, it is common knowledge that the FCT authorities has continued to demolish residential houses without following due process in order to "restore the masterplan of Abuja" which was distorted through corruption and abuse of office. The majority of the victims of such illegal demolitions who are poor have been dislocated and forced out of FCT.
Last week, the Rivers State Government removed 113 Nigerians from the streets of Port Harcourt and deported them to their states of origin. The Akwa Ibom state government has just contacted its Lagos counterpart of the planned deportation of two "mad" Lagosians roaming the streets of Uyo. Many other state governments are busy deporting beggars, mad men and other destitute in the on-going beautification of state capitals. Those who are defending the Igbo beggars out of sheer ethnic irredentism should be advised to examine the socio-economic implications of the anti-people's urbanisation policy being implemented by the federal and state governments in the overall interests of the masses.
The Illegality of Internal Deportation
Since deportation has been resuscitated under the current political dispensation it has become pertinent to examine the legal implications of the forceful deportation of a group of citizens on account of their impecunious status. Although street trading and begging have been banned in some states It is submitted, without any fear of contradiction, that there is no existing law in Nigeria which has empowered the federal and state governments to deport any group of Nigerian citizens to their states of origin.
Accordingly, the forceful removal of beggars from their chosen abode and repatriation to their states of origin are illegal and unconstitutional as they violate the fundamental rights of such citizens enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended. In particular, deportation is an afront to the human rights of the beggars to dignity of their persons (Section 34), personal liberty (Section 35), freedom of movement (Section 41), and right of residence in any part of Nigeria (Section 43).
Furthermore, the deportation of beggars and other poor people by the Federal and State Governments is a repudiation of section 15 of the Constitution which has imposed a duty on the State to promote national integration. Since the polical objective of the State imposes a duty on the governments to "secure full residence rights for every citizen in all parts of the Federation" it is illegal to remove poor people from the streets of state capitals without providing them with alternative accommodation. By targetting beggars and the destitute and deporting them to their states of origin the state governments involved are violating Section 42 of the Constitution which has outlawed discrimination on the basis of place of birth or state of origin.
In so far as Article 2 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act (Cap A9) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 has specifically banned discriminatory treatment on the ground of “social origin, fortune, birth or other status” it is indefensible to subject any group of citizens to harrassment on account of their economic status. An urban renewal policy that has provision for only the rich cannot be justified under Article 13 of the African Charter which provides that every citizen shall have equal access to the public services of the country.
In the celebrated case of the Minister of Internal Affairs v. Alhaji Shugaba Abdulraham Darma (1982) 3 N.C.L.R. 915 the Court of Appeal upheld the verdict of the Borno State High Court which had held that the deportation of the Respondent (Alhaji Shugaba) from Nigeria to Chad by the Federal Government constituted “a violation of his fundamental rights to person liberty, privacy and freedom to move freely throughout Nigeria.” In the Director, State Security Service v. Olisa Agbakoba (1999) 3 NWLR (PT 595) 314 at 356 the Supreme Court reiterated that “It is not in dispute that the Constitution gives to the Nigerian citizen the right to move freely throughout Nigeria and to reside in any part thereof.”
Since deportation has denied the vicctims the fundamental right to move freely and reside in any state of their choice it is illegal and unconstitutional. It is indubitably clear that the fundamental human rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the African Charter Act are not for the exclusive preserve of the bourgeoisie but for the enjoyment of all Nigerian citizens including beggars and other economically marginalised people. To that extent no state governments has the power to deport or enter into agreements to repatriate any group of citizens to their states of origin.
The Socio-economic Challenge of Deportation
It ought to be made clear to the managers of the neo-colonial state that there is no country which promotes social inequality that has successfully outlawed the poor from existence. This explains why beggars are found in large numbers on the streets of major cities and in the ghettos of the United States of America – the bastion of capitalism. The situation is bound to be worse in the periphery of capitalism like Nigeria where the poverty rate has reached an alarming proportion due to the failure of the State to provide for the welfare and security of the people which is the primary purpose of government.
The Federal and State governments should also be made to realize at all times that beggars are Nigerian citizens who lack money, food and other basic facilities to live decent lives. The authorities should stop stigmatizing and harassing them and other citizens who have been pushed to a state of penury by the gross mismanagement of the economy by a selfish and short sighted ruling class. A nation that complaints of inadequate funds to establish a social security scheme for the majority of the people allowed a cartel of fuel importers to corner $16 billion while oil thieves stole crude oil worth $7 billion on the high seas in 2011 alone.
Yet the influential oil thieves and pirates are walking free on the streets of our state capitals without any official harassment. Others who engage in unprecedented corruption, fraud and other financial and economic crimes have never been deported to their states of origin. It is high time the government was restrained from holding the poor vicariously liable for the crisis of underdevelopment of the country. Therefore, part of the billions of naira being earmarked to build mega cities should be set aside for the rehabilitation of beggars and the destitute.
There is no doubt that Lagos state is put under severe pressure, from time to time, by millions of Nigerians who have been economically displaced in their own states of origin. But unlike its counterparts the Lagos state government has devised effective strategies to compel the rich to pay taxes through their noses. In addition the monthly statutory allocation of the state from the federation account is partly based on its population. In the circumstance, the Lagos state government should take from the rich to service the poor. As in the case of most of the "area boys" who have been productively engaged by the Fashola Administration the Lagos state government should formulate programmes for the rehabilitation and resettlement of beggars and other destitute to make them contribute to the economy of the state.
Conclusion
In his inaugural address on January 20, 1961 the United States President, Mr. J.F. Kennedy warned that “if a free society cannot help the many who are poor it cannot save the few who are rich”. About 40 years later, those cautionary words resonated in the case of Hoffman v. South African Airways (2001) CHR 329 at 354 where Justice Ngcobo of the Constitutional Court of South Africa stated that “Our Constitution protects the weak, the marginalized, the socially outcast and the victims of prejudice and stereotyping. It is only when these groups are protected that we can be secure that our own rights are protected.”
With respect to the implementation of neo-liberal policies that have continued to pauperise our people i am compelled to remind the ruling class in Nigeria of the plea made by the Late Dr. Akinola Aguda in 1985 that “our new perspective in law and justice must be such as to guarantee to each of our people food, drink, lodging, clothing, education and employment in addition to the rights guaranteed to him so far by our Constitution and our laws, so that justice may mean the same thing to everyone.”
Finally, since the deporting state governments have no immigration officials to police their borders there is no assurance that the deportees will not find their way back to where they were deported . However in view of the illegality of the deportation of poor people the governments of the federal capital territory and the respective states are advised to stop it without any further delay. If the practice is not discontinued the deporting state governments should be prepared to defend their action in Court. Sooner than later.
FEMI FALANA, SAN http://saharareporters.com/article/lagos-deportation-and-law-femi-falana |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Yorubest: 4:15pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
[b]Brilliant piece Uncle Femi but I disagree with some parts of this write up
Imprisonment in my opinion isn't deportation
It is also clear that Lagos isn't the first state to relocate beggars and destitutes from other states in a bid to reduce the stretch on its infrastructure by unnecessary influx of people from other states except there is a separate special Federal allocation to cater for this.
Must you come to Lagos to beg? Begging, as a venture, does not require any start up capital or ingenuity.
Just imagine all the beggars and jobless Nigerians thronging Lagos, I'm sure every person that has raised an eyebrow about this action will call for their removal because they will be ready tools for crime and will sit and beg at your front porch, your office gates, line the streets, the markets, your children's schools, your churches, your mosques, your restaurants etc. Should they require medical attention, they will be admitted into the same hospitals government is building ... And I ask, at whose cost? Lagos gets a federal allocation just like every other state these people come from. The other day, one woman from Delta State was wailing and begging at Alausa, asking BRF to help. If BRF had helped this woman, who comes from a state that receives about the most from the FG, what will be the consequence? The next day, a thousand women from the state and others will line the streets of Alausa. BRF's action is aimed at making other governors responsible for their citizens.
Anambra, Akwa Ibom and Abuja have at different times removed indigent non indigenes
Abia's termination of the appointment of non indigenes in its civil service is even a worse form of injustice
From the submission, it is clear that apart from the fact that the relocated Igbos were dumped at 3am (although the explanation was that there was a traffic hitch), there is nothing new, strange and unusual in the move as even Anambra has done same before. Till date, we don't know what has become of those destitutes Anambra picked. Maybe they were dumped at 3am in Kano or even killed or thrown into the river. Who knows?
I also believe that Obi should have contacted BRF directly and its a shame that he still hasn't till date despite being contacted by BRF before the action was taken
Obi has also not in any way offered financial or social first aid to the victims but has chosen to politicize the event
I know some people will not agree with me and I'm not posting this to court anyone's favor or support but if BRF had some blame in this, Obi has an even worse blame[/b] 5 Likes |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Nobody: 4:41pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Nawa o, so imprisonment is now equivalent to deportation. I think uncle Femi should just go to court instead of writing this thing. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by redsun(m): 4:54pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Mehn!This guys is mentally ill,he should be sectioned.Imagine the horrorful comparison he is using to justify the primitive act of his tribe's man in the 21st century.
He is a ne'er do-well baboon. 1 Like |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Maxymilliano(m): 5:08pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
When you committed an offence and you are challenged, you don't just say another person committed the same offence, hence it is fair.
The article attempted to justify the lawlessness because it was meted to others elsewhere and at other times.
But the bottom line is internal deportation of citizen in whatever guise is illegal. 1 Like |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by seanet02: 5:10pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
redsun: Mehn!This guys is mentally ill,he should be sectioned.Imagine the horrorful comparison he is using to justify the primitive act of his tribe's man in the 21st century.
He is a ne'er do-well baboon. Shut ya dirty stinking mouth. Your penchancy for displaying gross stvpidity here is alarming. You hardly make any sense rather you just seems to be boring, pathetic and miserable ediotic. Stop clogging Nairaland with your deep rooted hatred for common sense and reasoning 5 Likes |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by seanet02: 5:12pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Maxymilliano: When you committed an offence and you are challenged, you don't just say another person committed the same offence, hence it is fair.
The article attempted to justify the lawlessness because it was meted to others elsewhere and at other times.
But the bottom line is internal deportation of citizen in whatever guise is illegal. Hypocrite.... |
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| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by malc619(m): 5:16pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Maxymilliano: When you committed an offence and you are challenged, you don't just say another person committed the same offence, hence it is fair.
The article attempted to justify the lawlessness because it was meted to others elsewhere and at other times.
But the bottom line is internal deportation of citizen in whatever guise is illegal. Who do we blame for your lack of comprehension??  1 Like |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by plaindealer: 5:23pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Maxymilliano: When you committed an offence and you are challenged, you don't just say another person committed the same offence, hence it is fair.
The article attempted to justify the lawlessness because it was meted to others elsewhere and at other times.
But the bottom line is internal deportation of citizen in whatever guise is illegal. It still doesn't change the fact that such happened in nearly all the eastern states, some even did the same thing after this Lagos thing started, even the federal government of Nigeria did the same thing with the FTC, but we are yet to see or hearyou and your kind say a word against such actions. Until you people show the same kind of outrage, you have no credibility and the noise is coming from the tribal side of your mouth. Shout from here till sabongeri, we are not taking you and your kind seriously... |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by redsun(m): 5:28pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
seanet02:
Shut ya dirty stinking mouth.
Your penchancy for displaying gross stvpidity here is alarming.
You hardly make any sense rather you just seems to be boring, pathetic and miserable ediotic.
Stop clogging Nairaland with your deep rooted hatred for common sense and reasoning
The only thing that makes sense to you cavemen like you are ignorance and backwardness,always like to be taught foo-lishly. The socalled statesman state of mind is the primitive version of the state of mind of psychopaths like goebel.Very primitive,backward and evil. Did somebody say he is a drug addict?What kind of drug does he take?I bet he is addicted to cocaine and heroine.Psychopathic drugs |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by nduchucks: 5:39pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
A sound legal opinion devoid of tribalism. I continue to hope that our president makes good of his pledge, under oath and while holding the bible, to defend the constitution of Nigeria(so help him God). If he doesn't, the decent on well meaning legislators of Igbo extraction must initiate impeachment proceedings, if they have balls. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by PHIPEX(m): 5:42pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Yorubest: [b]Brilliant piece Uncle Femi but I disagree with some parts of this write up
Imprisonment in my opinion isn't deportation
It is also clear that Lagos isn't the first state to relocate beggars and destitutes from other states in a bid to reduce the stretch on its infrastructure by unnecessary influx of people from other states except there is a separate special Federal allocation to cater for this.
Must you come to Lagos to beg? Begging, as a venture, does not require any start up capital or ingenuity.
Just imagine all the beggars and jobless Nigerians thronging Lagos, I'm sure every person that has raised an eyebrow about this action will call for their removal because they will be ready tools for crime and will sit and beg at your front porch, your office gates, line the streets, the markets, your children's schools, your churches, your mosques, your restaurants etc. Should they require medical attention, they will be admitted into the same hospitals government is building ... And I ask, at whose cost? Lagos gets a federal allocation just like every other state these people come from. The other day, one woman from Delta State was wailing and begging at Alausa, asking BRF to help. If BRF had helped this woman, who comes from a state that receives about the most from the FG, what will be the consequence? The next day, a thousand women from the state and others will line the streets of Alausa. BRF's action is aimed at making other governors responsible for their citizens.
Anambra, Akwa Ibom and Abuja have at different times removed indigent non indigenes
Abia's termination of the appointment of non indigenes in its civil service is even a worse form of injustice
From the submission, it is clear that apart from the fact that the relocated Igbos were dumped at 3am (although the explanation was that there was a traffic hitch), there is nothing new, strange and unusual in the move as even Anambra has done same before. Till date, we don't know what has become of those destitutes Anambra picked. Maybe they were dumped at 3am in Kano or even killed or thrown into the river. Who knows?
I also believe that Obi should have contacted BRF directly and its a shame that he still hasn't till date despite being contacted by BRF before the action was taken
Obi has also not in any way offered financial or social first aid to the victims but has chosen to politicize the event
I know some people will not agree with me and I'm not posting this to court anyone's favor or support but if BRF had some blame in this, Obi has an even worse blame[/b] You are very much entitled to your opinion but before you accuse Obi of not contacting Fashola it will be nice to find out what came out of the contact he made when the first deportation was carried out by Fashola last year. It is also worthy to note that while Fashola is not the first to deport fellow citizens, where his action stands out is the manner it was carried out, it made those people look like waste products. Am happy that legal experts are now talking which should be the most positive outcome of the noise that has been made over this issue for the past two weeks. Hopefully we'll get a court verdict soon to settle this issue once and for all. This is because the actions of all the various state governments with respect to deportation of fellow citizens do not show a well thoughtout plan rather it is more of a short-term and short sighted approach to solving an endemic national problem. The people being deported are said to be poor and regardless of where they are relocated to, they will remain poor. Thus, if there is any action expected of the state governments which are in control of the common wealth of all Nigerians regardless of social class it is to ensure that everyone benefits from the common wealth regardless of state of origin. This is because states of origin are not considered when tax are paid to them or when statutory allocation are sent to them from Abuja, the money they recieve from Abuja monthly belong to both the Managing Director of a company and the begger under the bridge. For example, till this day I have not paid a single kobo to my state of origin as tax, will Lagos that has benefited from my tax deport me if the source of my tax vanishes tomorrow? If a state government can not take care of the disadvantaged within its own territory then such a state has lost its moral right to control our common wealth. 2 Likes |
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| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by redsun(m): 5:55pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Honestly i missed up this honorable man's name with the baboon kayode.I was wondering why the name Falana could have gone to the dogs,it was a name to reckon with,like the Kutis.I totally thought both are names are the same.
Femi Falana-Femi fani kayode. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by deeptesting(m): 5:58pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
"...the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; those who are in the shadows of life; the sick, the needy and the handicapped. " ~ Last Speech of Hubert H. Humphrey
"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma
Stop the deportation of the sick, the needy and the handicap..
Please is there any one in the house who can help me to print the above slogan on a T-shirt? |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by adconline(m): 6:09pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
An insightful piece on legality of internal deportation.. I didn't know that MKO was deported. In that case, Mustapha was deported to Lagos to go and stand trial for alleged Kudirat Abiola's murder |
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| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Maxymilliano(m): 6:22pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
plaindealer:
It still doesn't change the fact that such happened in nearly all the eastern states, some even did the same thing after this Lagos thing started, even the federal government of Nigeria did the same thing with the FTC, but we are yet to see or hear you and your kind say a word against such actions.
Until you people show the same kind of outrage, you have no credibility and the noise is coming from the tribal side of your mouth.
Shout from here till sabongeri, we are not taking you and your kind seriously... Dude are you sure you aren't mistaken me for someone else  |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by agbameta: 6:37pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Maxymilliano:
Dude are you sure you aren't mistaken me for someone else No way, I quoted the right person and you are free to prove me wrong by showing us where you showed the same outrage @ the other places where such actions transpired. Abi you are not the same tribal GEJ lover and sycophant? Abeg clear road. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Nobody: 6:44pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Femi Falana raised a salient point which Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State should consider. He deported two indigenes of Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom states. He saw nothing wrong in it, but now feels bad that Raji Fashola of Lagos State was wrong to have deported people to Anambra State. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by redsun(m): 6:55pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
seanet02:
Ediot.
The earlier you realized the truth, the better for your
My alteration does not change the fact that you are retarded born bigot. Instinctively fani kayode who i took him for connotes negativity just like your name does on this forum. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by bloggernaija: 7:26pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
malc619:
Who do we blame for your lack of comprehension??
Why are you wasting your time with him . Every omoluabi knows what the focus is. Their focus is on BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA AND BOLA AHMED TINUBU AND LAGOS Trawl through the Internet and you will find the sheer amount of insults,outright lies and misrepresentations that has been level against the duo.even before this issue started. That is why every OMOLUABI is rallying behind them.ALL THIS DID WAS SHOCK PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR SELF INDUCED DELUSION. All those who think that their strategy will work are in for a shock. What this has done is to rekindle the fire of SW nationalism. Everybody has an opinion on issues regarding the SW. Why are the not talking about the genocide of the Yorubas that is going on in the federal civil service ? Who asked them about their opinion? Imagine a 14yr kid,a destitute or a deranged pensioner Crossing 1delta state 2edo state 3ondo state 4Ogun state and landing in Lagos state to beg and live on the street. How heartless can a state government be to not be able to provide for the few destitutes in their mist. Why ship all the destitutes they have obviously created to another man's land? Where did that Obi get the money to build that freaking shopping mall in Abuja.A building that even the richest Europeans and Americans would think twice before building. Same thing with orji Uzor kalu. Since they have exported all their responsibilities to other areas,why can't they help the few remaining people at home ? I know that all states in the SW have schools of the handicapped(blind ,deaf and dumb) Do they have the same in the SE? enough of big brother. Let everybody take responsibility for their people. Some states are using their money to build grandiose projects ,sending students on scholarships abroad etc while Lagos has to spend hers carrying the weight of the country despite receiving the lowest per capita allocation in the country. Falana knows that Lagos has the legal authority to remove anybody but there is an argument on the moral aspect of it. But morality stops when you realise that the state is being abused and used. 1The federal government comes in to collect taxes. 2Our visitor go back home during census ,only to come back when it is over to enjoy her wealth and infrastructure . 3the custodians of the place are left out to dry. 2 Likes |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by chukjojo(m): 7:42pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
To me, i don't see anything wrong in what this man said o,
infact, this the only wise yoruba man that has spoken well concerning this issue. he even said it clear that deportation of this maner is purely illegal.
But just as someone says here, hmm! from Falana comparison, it means that Alamehsigha was deported to prison. and re-deported back to Bayelsa. and soon James Ibori will be deported from prison to Delta state.
na wah o, things is realy falling apart, and ofcourse, there was a country.
i am deporting myself fro nnewi to awkuzu. i don't need peter obi or fashola to do that for me. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Santino1(m): 8:29pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Maxymilliano: When you committed an offence and you are challenged, you don't just say another person committed the same offence, hence it is fair.
The article attempted to justify the lawlessness because it was meted to others elsewhere and at other times.
But the bottom line is internal deportation of citizen in whatever guise is illegal. On the contrary, Falana clearly exposed "our" collective hypocrisy. why did we all have to wait till "our kinsmen" were deported before condemning this action by the federal and state's policy formulator. Falana clearly raised some pertinent issues that we all need to reflect upon. A nation they say is as strong as its weakest link. 1 Like |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by tarryT(m): 8:59pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
This is shameful..... Soyinka is now refered to as MOP and rightly so... Falana is now dancing n.ak.ed in d market, calling himself inteligent..
Tellin us tales by moonlight in defence of Fashola's madness.... Whats d relationship between King Jaja tale, and MKO story with Fashola war against the poor and illegal 'deportation'...
There is no truth in d land.
Its shameful to watch APC e-rats defendin this. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by malc619(m): 9:05pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
tarryT: This is shameful..... Soyinka is now refered to as MOP and rightly so... Falana is now dancing n.ak.ed in d market, calling himself inteligent..
Tellin us tales by moonlight in defence of Fashola's madness.... Whats d relationship between King Jaja tale, and MKO story with Fashola war against the poor and illegal 'deportation'...
There is no truth in d land.
Its shameful to watch APC e-rats defendin this. Sadly you just like Mr. MaxilaMumu lack comprehension skills. Still wondering who should be blamed for your dullness... |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Nobody: 9:31pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Femi Falana should bow his head in shame wherever he is. It's unbelievable how this so called activists turn blind eye or try to justify the poo of APC states.
I stopped reading the NONSENSE article the moment I saw "14 beggars". How come Femi Falana decided to COMPLETELY ignore figures (atleast 67) reported by most of the national dailies (particulary Vanguard, Guardian, Punch and Sun) that first reported this incident? How come Femi Falana decided to completely ignore the confessions of some of the deportees as reported in the dailies? Some of the deportees claimed to have been abducted by KAI's agents while returning to their shops? Femi Falana completely ignored all of that and termed all the deportees "beggars".
While Femi Falana completely ignored the media versions of the recent Lagos deportation and quoted verbatim the position of the Lagos State govt on the issue, he wholly lifted media reports of alleged deportation by the Anambra State Govt in 2011, that of Akwa-Ibom state,etc.
FAIRNESS demands that Femi Falana's watery article should have atleast given ear to all sides of the story.
It is interesting to see Femi Falana go to town with the position or figures of the Lagos state govt on an issue but the learned SAN is notorious for jettisoning or feigning ignorance of the position or official figures of the federal govt on any issue. During the fuel subsidy saga of 2012 for instance, Femi Falana never relied or quoted figures from official govt agencies. He always worked with or quoted figures from unofficial quarters, including those from known opposition media houses.
It is bad enough that the voice of the learned SAN on this issue of deportation came very very late. But even when it came, it was nothing but tacit justification of the inhumane, illegal, unconstitutional, wicked and satanic deportation.
Some of us are now fully convinced that these so called activists are NOTHING but toothless bull dogs of their paymasters in Lagos 2 Likes |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Nobody: 9:33pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Sincere 9gerian: Femi Falana should bow his head in shame wherever he is. It's unbelievable how this so called activists turn blind eye or try to justify the poo of APC states.
I stopped reading the NONSENSE article the moment I saw "14 beggars". How come Femi Falana decided to COMPLETELY ignore figures (atleast 67) reported by most of the national dailies (particulary Vanguard, Guardian, Punch and Sun) that first reported this incident? How come Femi Falana decided to completely ignore the confessions of some of the deportees as reported in the dailies? Some of the deportees claimed to have been abducted by KAI's agents while returning to their shops? Femi Falana completely ignored all of that and termed all the deportees "beggars".
While Femi Falana completely ignored the media versions of the recent Lagos deportation and quoted verbatim the position of the Lagos State govt on the issue, he wholly lifted media reports of alleged deportation by the Anambra State Govt in 2011, that of Akwa-Ibom state,etc.
FAIRNESS demands that Femi Falana's watery article should have atleast given ear to all sides of the story.
It is interesting to see Femi Falana go to town with the position or figures of the Lagos state govt on an issue but the learned SAN is notorious for jettisoning or feigning ignorance of the position or official figures of the federal govt on any issue. During the fuel subsidy saga of 2012 for instance, Femi Falana never relied or quoted figures from official govt agencies. He always worked with or quoted figures from unofficial quarters, including those from known opposition media houses.
It is bad enough that the voice of the learned SAN on this issue of deportation came very very late. But even when it came, it was nothing but tacit justification of the inhumane, illegal, unconstitutional, wicked and satanic deportation.
Some of us are now fully convinced that these so called activists are NOTHING but toothless bull dogs of their paymasters in Lagos I will personally deal with you the day I set my eyes on you for writing this nonsense. 3 Likes |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by omniwater007: 9:35pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
my own on take this issue is that state govt should wake up to creating enabling environment for their citizens instead of enburden other states with onerous tasks catering for them.
I think we are gradually moving towards true federalism which will foster even distribution of wealth throughout the nation.when you have almost all these amenities around you,i don't think there is need to go abroad.the costs of liviing in these cities and the daily challenges is alarming.imagine waking up around 4am in preparation to get to your workplace on time,spendind like say 4hrs to get there amidst smokes from different vehicles and another 5hrs on your return journey that result in your coming home late.and you continue in that circle for many years can shortened ones life.
i prefer to reside in my locality granted if it can provide true enabling environment.afterall what do ones stand to gain after struggling,suffering and hustling without true happiness?.
govt should embark on public enlightenment to showcase the merits of family planning and hold every parent responsible for the upbring of thier offsprings.this would go along way in reducing destitutes,beggars,prostitutes,street urchins,hoodlums and what have you.
i stand to be corrected because i'm still a toddler learning grammar and this is my candid opinion which i'm always entitled to.
thanks. |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by Nobody: 9:39pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Sincere 9gerian: Femi Falana should bow his head in shame wherever he is. It's unbelievable how this so called activists turn blind eye or try to justify the poo of APC states.
I stopped reading the NONSENSE article the moment I saw "14 beggars". How come Femi Falana decided to COMPLETELY ignore figures (atleast 67) reported by most of the national dailies (particulary Vanguard, Guardian, Punch and Sun) that first reported this incident? How come Femi Falana decided to completely ignore the confessions of some of the deportees as reported in the dailies? Some of the deportees claimed to have been abducted by KAI's agents while returning to their shops? Femi Falana completely ignored all of that and termed all the deportees "beggars".
While Femi Falana completely ignored the media versions of the recent Lagos deportation and quoted verbatim the position of the Lagos State govt on the issue, he wholly lifted media reports of alleged deportation by the Anambra State Govt in 2011, that of Akwa-Ibom state,etc.
FAIRNESS demands that Femi Falana's watery article should have atleast given ear to all sides of the story.
It is interesting to see Femi Falana go to town with the position or figures of the Lagos state govt on an issue but the learned SAN is notorious for jettisoning or feigning ignorance of the position or official figures of the federal govt on any issue. During the fuel subsidy saga of 2012 for instance, Femi Falana never relied or quoted figures from official govt agencies. He always worked with or quoted figures from unofficial quarters, including those from known opposition media houses.
It is bad enough that the voice of the learned SAN on this issue of deportation came very very late. But even when it came, it was nothing but tacit justification of the inhumane, illegal, unconstitutional, wicked and satanic deportation.
Some of us are now fully convinced that these so called activists are NOTHING but toothless bull dogs of their paymasters in Lagos Your case is a sorry one. 1 Like |
| Re: The Lagos Deportation And The Law By Femi Falana by malc619(m): 9:49pm On Aug 11, 2013 |
Sincere 9gerian: Femi Falana should bow his head in shame wherever he is. It's unbelievable how this so called activists turn blind eye or try to justify the poo of APC states.
I stopped reading the NONSENSE article the moment I saw "14 beggars". How come Femi Falana decided to COMPLETELY ignore figures (atleast 67) reported by most of the national dailies (particulary Vanguard, Guardian, Punch and Sun) that first reported this incident? How come Femi Falana decided to completely ignore the confessions of some of the deportees as reported in the dailies? Some of the deportees claimed to have been abducted by KAI's agents while returning to their shops? Femi Falana completely ignored all of that and termed all the deportees "beggars".
While Femi Falana completely ignored the media versions of the recent Lagos deportation and quoted verbatim the position of the Lagos State govt on the issue, he wholly lifted media reports of alleged deportation by the Anambra State Govt in 2011, that of Akwa-Ibom state,etc.
FAIRNESS demands that Femi Falana's watery article should have atleast given ear to all sides of the story.
It is interesting to see Femi Falana go to town with the position or figures of the Lagos state govt on an issue but the learned SAN is notorious for jettisoning or feigning ignorance of the position or official figures of the federal govt on any issue. During the fuel subsidy saga of 2012 for instance, Femi Falana never relied or quoted figures from official govt agencies. He always worked with or quoted figures from unofficial quarters, including those from known opposition media houses.
It is bad enough that the voice of the learned SAN on this issue of deportation came very very late. But even when it came, it was nothing but tacit justification of the inhumane, illegal, unconstitutional, wicked and satanic deportation.
Some of us are now fully convinced that these so called activists are NOTHING but toothless bull dogs of their paymasters in Lagos Its Good Falana disappointed you and the rest of your bigoted ilk. Falana addressed the issue of "deportation" and not the issue of "Lagos deportation". Its a shame that all you want folks to talk about is the issue of Lagos deportation while conveniently ignoring similar deportations carried out by Abia, Anambra, FCT, Rivers, Akwa Ibom etc. Abeg if you're not happy with Falana's wholistic approach to the legal issues involved in deportation, kindly shove your bald head into your toilet bowl. God bless Nigeria.. |
