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The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has tackled activist and Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, over his comments, where he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal”.

In a tweet on August 25, Sowore had described the President as a criminal, citing a video where Tinubu, during his visit to Brazil, said there was no corruption in Nigeria.

“This criminal @officialpbat actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!,” the tweet read.

Following the tweet, the Department of State Services filed criminal charges against Sowore for defamation, accusing him of using “false” statements that breach Nigeria’s Cybercrimes and Terrorism Prevention laws.

They also requested that social media platforms X and Meta remove the tweet, calling it a threat to national security and public order.

Sowore, however, refused to delete the tweet, saying the DSS was trying to silence dissent, and describing the DSS actions as “despicable.”

Speaking during the flag off of the construction of Arterial Road N1 in Wuye on Thursday, Wike said Sowore was “lucky” that Tinubu believed in the rule of law, noting that the activist may not be so lucky with someone else as the President.

“This is a country where somebody on social media will say Mr President is a criminal; nothing will happen. You say all kinds of things you want to say, but nothing will happen.

“No matter how you see people criticise Trump, have you ever seen any American citizen on social media, or in the public, say our President is a criminal? Have you heard that?

“But here, anybody can wake up in the morning and abuse the President, and we are happy. You are lucky you have a President who believes in the rule of law. You are lucky. Continue to be lucky. There are those you will meet that you won’t be lucky again,” Wike said.

slimfit1:
Look at this old fool, where were you when he was fighting military some people just talk like to talk from the ass. People that we didn't see during military rule turn up at the success, they chicken out during the struggle, probably bring palm wine when Sowore was fighting military. Sowore hate him or like, he wasn't a coward during military rule. We have picture of Sowore with Abiola, i can't see any picture of Wike doing anything.

jmoore:
Story! Wike knows nothing about rule of law.

Trump is suing Newyork post for defamation.

If Tinubu believes in rule ol law, he won't use DSS to sue Sowore.

slimfit1:
Look at this old fool, where were you when he was fighting military some people just talk like to talk from the ass. People that we didn't see during military rule turn up at the success, they chicken out during the struggle, probably bring palm wine when Sowore was fighting military. Sowore hate him or like, he wasn't a coward during military rule. We have picture of Sowore with Abiola, i can't see any picture of Wike doing anything.

Putindbutt:
I hope you will maintain same energy when Deji Adeyanju calls Obi a political fraud or this same Sowore calls Obi a money launderer in chief or Reno calls him a liar and bigot. When they do, don't come here and start wailing.

Putindbutt:
I hope you will maintain same energy when Deji Adeyanju calls Obi a political fraud or this same Sowore calls Obi a money launderer in chief or Reno calls him a liar and bigot. When they do, don't come here and start wailing.

zero8zero:
Is this not the same Wike that Obidients were jubilating over the fake news he was flown to the UK for heart failure . See Wike talking from hospital bed abroad flogging his political opponents back to back
And I hope when Sowore remembers Obi and take him to the cleaners, Obidients won't say he has been paid by Tinubu, because we can see Obidients hailing Sowore now over his insults against Tinubu and Wike as well as his fake news about Wike's health. When the table turns, we no wan dey hear wailing o.

FunkyJustice:
They have all done that already but it doesn't matter Obedients are issue based they don't give attention to distractors, what's your point? How old are dis guys smh

Lanretoye:
what I like about these men is that they don’t dignify you with response but believe me,they handle you in a manner you don’t expect…you talk but they do.
Wike is a drunkard,tinubu is a druggie but you build house where you no get permit,you are a gunnerthey have used your brain to test state of emergency to let you know that your opinion is useless,fubara sat at home without saying pimmmm and rivers didn’t burn.

blackgold2018:
They did worse to Jonathan. It’s pay back time. What goes around comes around

jmoore:
Many Americans have called Trump a criminal.

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chidiokay:
On the contrary, they have set a wrong precedent ... Apc cant rule forever what goes around must come around

one president will wake up one day n find an excuse to suspend apc governor in Lagos n hijack it just like they did in Rivers

when Seyi Tinubu wan to wail we will remind him how is evil Father started it