The Presidency has condemned some international news outlets ascribing the detention and release of the Convener of Revolution Now, Omoyele Sowore, to journalism.

Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, said Sowore was detained and later released on bail today by the Department of State Service (DSS) not due to his work as a journalist but because he called for a revolution to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nigeria.

Shehu made the clarification in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday.

The presidential aide, therefore, frowned at those ascribing his detention and release to his job as a journalist.

The statement read in part: “The Presidency wishes to clarify the release on bail of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the February 2019 elections, Omowale Sowore

“Some international news outlets have mistakenly been describing his release as that of a journalist.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Buhari administration has never, since coming into office in 2015, detained a journalist, seized copies of newspapers or shut down a medium of information.

“Sowore called for a revolution to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nigeria. He did so on television, and from a privileged position as the owner of a widely read digital newspaper run from the United States of America.

“He founded an organisation, Revolution Now, to launch, in their own words, “Days of Rage”, with the publicised purpose of fomenting mass civil unrest and the elected administration’s overthrow.

“No government will allow anybody to openly call for destabilization in the country and do nothing.

“The government believes strictly in observing the rule of law but must safeguard public security and will not allow trouble makers to incite the public and cause a breakdown of law and order.’’

Also, the presidential aide disclosed that Federal Government may appeal against the court judgments that granted bails to the former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki and Convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore.

Malam Garba Shehu stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday while reacting to the presidential directive on the release of Dasuki and Sowore.

He said that the decision by the Nigerian government to release the affected persons on bail was informed by the need to observe the rules of the law.

“Not withstanding the right of the government which are very clear to it under the constitution of Nigeria to appeal this order for their release, to the Court of Appeal in fact to follow the entire judicial process leading up to the Supreme Court.

“The government has decided, as an important lesson, that compliance to the rule of law of the court of the land is important, government is asking them to go, is releasing them.

“The processes of their trials will continue and the government will be using the same process to assert its right also appealing the terms and conditions under which the court said they should be released.

“However, the President wants an important lesson to be taught in the country – this is that – `we will obey the order and they will be let go and the processes will go.”

https://dailypost.ng/2019/12/24/sowore-dasuki-presidency-angry-over-media-reports-may-appeal-case/

If you have anything hard against Sowore, why couldn't you jail him?

Why detain him indefinitely. That's a violation of the rule of law and against his human rights. This was exactly the same case as in the Nnamdi Kanu Biafran Independence matter.

Which kind write up be this now

After new year.. both of them would return to their jail houses... this release na just to celebrate Christmas and new year..

Is it not Buhari again?

No need for the FG to save face. They lost the opportunity to take the moral high ground by refusing to obey the courts

Foolish people. The fear of USA is the beginning of wisdom.

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Here goes these shameless idiots in this lawless and tyrannical government again.More senseless damage control going wrong & wrong.

I still maintained that the Maj.Gen.M.Buhari-led APC regime does not owe Sowore, Dasuki, El-Zakzaky etc any favour by releasing them because they've never been convicted despite their prolonged incarceration.

Instead of them to keep quiet & reflect on why they've been lawless & anti-democratic since inception, here they are again glorifying their idiocy.Go ahead to appeal. After all the global attention is already on this nation.Shame on them.

Sowore is more powerful than Nnamdi Kanu. QED! � � �

Funny enough God is watching and knows what he will do, if you claim god over everyone because you are in one position, have u ever thought of he who is greater than you? This story might be like the story of king Pharaoh and the Israelites. FG!!! God is saying Let my people go, igboran San ju ebo riru lo.https://www.nairaland.com/4814062/aluminium-windows-building-casement-casement/7

Enough of this Sowore and Dasuki. Today is Christmas. Please let's continue with them tomorrow

Wailers are assholes

See how he tagged Sowore only as a journalist and carefully avoided the word "Activist".

The fear of USA is the beginning of something....

Punch's editorial is truly punching the General and his regime.

Aufbauh:
Sowore is more powerful than Nnamdi Kanu. QED! � � �

Dem don start again... Paid agents promoting Enthnical sentiments. Sore Losers.

Omoyele Sowore & Nnamdi Kanu are Brothers, so is Yorubas and Igbos. We are brothers and not even a quack North can bring down the defiant South.

I believe in great Legacies and call of Freedom,
this is the attributes of Omoyele Sowore and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. GREAT MEN.

As a Sowerian, you can also call me a Kanian.

Shehu is mad.

So it is a coincidence that it is when US and other world power intervened that u release him? Just stop embarrassing yourself further, u and ur boss Buhari goof on this one

A military government in a democratic setting is what describes Buhari's administration

Mad people

This people are clowns. Their continued attempt to explain what they did said it all. And the saddest part is that this govt may allowed foreign countries like US to start imposing some serious shit on the country. Either u believe it or not if Buhari continue to disobey court orders, d US will show why they are world ppwer. I pray dem no do gaddafi on buhari

Chai; these people are jokers. Trying to save face. Courts gave one guy bail 4 years ago, the other bail 2 months ago and you are just releasing them now?
You are just trying to save face after all the local and international noise especially when someone as high in the US government as Chuck Schumer got involved. Trump sef dey pay attention when im hear Chuck Schumer name talkless of Baba Buhari and his csbal with all their London and USA trips.

Sowore will still contest in 2023. Score 30k votes as usual

Aufbauh:
Sowore is more powerful than Nnamdi Kanu. QED! � � �

We all know that Nnamdi Kanu is a coward .
It runs in his tribe .
Ojukwu did it and he was called a hero .

Did you study English/Arabic? Read your post and modify please

Brandstudio01:
I would who is advising these guys. Sometimes I wonder if damage control is not in their dictionary

This clearly shows that this people didn't have any intention of releasing them

The response of this gullible mind is barbaric, archaic, degrading and uncivilized.

Biritiko:
Wailers are assholes

Hehehe u are in pains

I wonder if this people really think before they address the media