Leading rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has dismissed the claim by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration that the Labour Party (LP) presidential team of Peter Obi and Baba Datti-Ahmed is engaging in subversive acts.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had accused the duo of plotting violent change of government in Nigeria by not accepting the outcome of the February 25 presidential poll.

Datti, Obi’s running mate in the election, in particular, has been in the eye of the storm over his comment that the winner of the poll, Bola Tinubu, should not be sworn in on May 29.

Falana, however, said all the candidates pronounced victorious by INEC in the different segments of the elections would be sworn in on the said day, including those of LP.

Dismissing government’s charge of treason against Obi, tFalana said Section 37 of the Criminal Code Act is clear and the duo of Obi and Datti had not infracted it by their recent utterances.

He said: “They have approached the court to challenge the results of the presidential election in line with the provisions of the Constitution and the Electoral Act.

“The law provides that the persons declared by INEC to have won the elections shall be sworn in pending the determination of the election petitions.

“The law prescribes 180 days (six months) for hearing of election petitions and 60 days for appeals arising from the decisions of trial courts or tribunals.”

Speaking on Datti’s comments that have heightened the political temperature in the country, Falana said expression of one’s opinion doesn’t amount to treason.

“Whoever says inauguration will not hold is merely expressing his or her opinion. It is not treason to express one’s personal opinion” he said, adding, “by virtue of section 37 of the Criminal Code Act, treason occurs when any person levies war against the State, in order to intimidate or overwhelm the President or governor of a state.

“Any person found guilty of treason is liable to the punishment of death,” he concluded.

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I don't know why mischief makers are trying to twist what the innocent Datti said regarding the highly rigged election as testified by international observers and democrats world over.

I thought Datti is the number one reason why Nigeria has remained so unfortunate. The only enemy of the state.The only one that needs a lecture by the professor of english.
##The people are finally awake..#No more distractions.

Why are APC so afraid of obi/datti. I thought they said he come 3rd then why so much attention is been placed on him


1) they invaded his privacy by tapping his phone calls
2) the minister of information said they should wait for another obi audio call recording
3) they're pushing for him to be arrested,for something that came third .what's APC hiding

Hehehe! The documented real inflammatory and treasonable statements were made by everyone in the APC since 2014 till date. It was simply a case of finding the audacity of those challenging their structures of impunity, violence, corruption, and criminality unacceptable that send them into a panic attack mode.

This man don dey fear those loud mouth uncouth cultists, cry cry babies called obedients...

Peter The Rock!

There is nothing to twist here. Datti is right.
Anything against the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria is unconstitutional.
From inec declared result, there is no constitutional elected president.
What we have now is yakubu-select.

From all indications, the court will decide who is the constitutional elected president.
That is why tinubu and gang needs to quit all these formats of distractions and come down to business to face the court.

Lol Falana had to finally school agbado idiôts shouting treason up and down

APC thugs and wolves are just looking for means to avoid litigation.

The tribunal proceedings should start already so it can keep them busy.

wahahlawahala:
This one don dey fear those loud mouth uncouth cry cry babies called obedients...

If the situation is reversed and an OP supporter says this, you will say he is disrespecting Yoruba elders

wahahlawahala:
This one don dey fear those loud mouth uncouth cry cry babies called obedients...

Clear conscience fears no accusation. Only "the wicked fleeth when no man pursueth......" So you all will keep on "Running and Falling" but to nowhere as sang by Lucky Dube.

APC is just trying to use religious factors against Labour Party. Please my role model at Prof Wole Soyinka don't let APC use you as they stepping stone. This same APC that some Nigerian youths are fighting for has increased school fees starting from next section. Soon they will remove subsidy.

ManOfMan:


If the situation is reversed and an OP supporter says this, you will say he is disrespecting Yoruba elders

is that not what u do best?

APC is looking for reasons to justify the interim govt lies

APC should just ignore Obi and his lap dog Datti pls. Cos of they arrest any of them,their mobs will start another end sars protest which the government may struggle to contain.

Obident mobs are like zombies,they re ready to devour anybody with contrary opinion. Dem don curse me tire on twitter.

God bless you sir.

Tell them o.

Let everyone stop masturbating to the comment.

They have nothing on ObiDatti, that's why they keep wanking off to the smallest of the rumours.

If after 8 years as a governor in "Nigeria" and there is nothing tangible to rope on you apart from "assumed statement" which them themselves have said worse then you are really a saint.

Give it up for PO, you may hate him as you like but you have nothing tangible to suppress him from going to court apart from this nonsense >:

They don’t like people telling them the truth, but we will
Continue telling the truth whether they like it or not Obi,Datti and the Obidients family are learned and moves according to the law of the land.

We are not the desperate gang of take it, grab it and run group.

Agbadorians will soon tag Falana IPOB for saying the obvious truth. Those demo.nic creatures hate truths.

White biabia grey hair Beretta-wieldin radio station hijacking Prof Sir, over to u!

Racoon:
Clear conscience fears no accusation. Only "the wicked fleeth when no man pursueth......" So you all will keep on "Running and Falling" but to nowhere as sang by Lucky Dube.

dumb!

Nigeria

Welcome to Nigeria, where illiterate will want to teach the educated about education.

Lol

Falana is now IPOB.