23rd March, 2023
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Thursday said the interview Datti Baba-Ahmed granted to Channels TV on Wednesday amounted to insurrection, rebellion and treason.
Baba-Ahmed had threatened during the interview that if the President-Elect was sworn in on May 29th, 2023, it would “signal the end of democracy.”
However, Fani-Kayode in a long tweet on Thursday, said what Dati Baba-Ahmed said on Channels TV’s Politics in his interview last night represented a direct and unequivocal call for insurrection, rebellion and treason.
“Why would he call for people to reject the election and say that swearing-in Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, our President-elect, would be tantamount to inviting the military to take over the affairs of our country and get away with it?
“Why would he say he has no faith in the courts and warn the President and Chief Justice of the Federation not to get involved in the swearing-in, otherwise it will be a violation of the constitution, a rape on democracy, an invitation to the military to take over and that it would put all our lives in danger?
“What does he mean by this and what does he want? Is there something he knows that we do not? What are he and Obi planning for our country?” Fani-Kayode asked.
Fani-Kayode said Baba-Ahmed also accused the President of being incompetent, the INEC Chairman of being arrogant and the President-elect of being involved in organised crime.
“He compared the latter to Pablo Escobar and said that handing over Nigeria to him to lead would be like endorsing the mafia and handing the country over to murderous gangsters. Is this fair, right or proper? He is talking about a man who has just won a free and fair election.
“Are we supposed to all keep quiet whilst he incites the people against the entire system and seeks to pull down our democracy simply because he and his principal lost?
“Does he think we are scared of him and his co-conspirators and that we can be intimidated by his threats and childish outbursts?
“If he believes the elections were rigged or that INEC was compromised let him produce the evidence before a court of law and let that court decide. Surely he cannot be the accuser, jury and judge in his own case. He is not a court and he is not a judge.
“His interpretation of the constitution cannot be the only one or the final one. Such matters are the exclusive preserve of the courts. And neither can he threaten or attempt to intimidate the President of our country and the Chief Justice of the Federation or the Judiciary and get away with it,” he stated.
Fani-Kayode added that “What he did on Channels Television last night was dangerous and despicable and he must be invited by the DSS too to explain himself. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. I appeared before the DSS and cleared myself just before the election.
“Why can’t Dati do the same. Is he above the law? Who does he think he is? I share the concerns and totally concur with the assertions and opinion of my colleague and brother, Keyamo, the Hon. Min. Of State for Labour, who has called for the invitation, arrest, investigation and prosecution of Peter Obi and his dangerous and deluded running mate, Dati Baba-Ahmed.
“If Nigeria burns we have nowhere to run to but he can always run to his native Mauritania. Maybe that is his plan. If so he can be rest assured that we will not let him escape or get away with it. We will use all lawful and constitutional means to stop him and we shall ensure that justice is done.
“He should stop playing Russian roulette with a loaded gun and desist from trying to set Nigeria on fire. We want peace but he must not mistake that desire for weakness,” Fani-Kayode stated.