Minister of information and culture, Mr. Lai Mohammed, has explained why
\nthe government of President\u00a0Muhammadu Buhari flout court orders.<\/p>\n
Speaking in an interview with Osasu Igbinedion on The Osasu Show, Mohammed
\nsaid the government disregard some court orders in the interest of
\nnational security.<\/p>\n
The trained lawyer also said the judiciary does not have the \u201centire
\npicture\u201d\u00a0on some cases at hand and it was the responsibility of government
\nto balance human rights and national security.<\/p>\n
When asked why the government continually flouts court rulings on the
\nrelease of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA) and
\nIbrahim El Zakzaky, Lai said: \u201cEvery government will balance national
\nsecurity with human rights; every country in the world. It is the level of
\nthe balancing\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a government, I will balance national security against human rights;
\nand then I will take a decision. Because there is security, there is
\nstability, that the courts also exist.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I am saying (is) that the court has ruled but the court does not
\nhave the entire picture when it comes to national security. I am a lawyer
\ntoo, therefore I have utmost respect for the judiciary\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mohammed however added that Nigerians cannot \u201cpick one or two cases\u201d and
\nconclude that Buhari runs a government of impunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou cant pick two, three cases which bother on national security to
\ncondemn a whole government and say this government is a government of
\nimpunity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow many cases are determined daily in Nigeria? I still say every
\ngovernment has that right to balance national security.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the health of Buhari, Mohammed said he last spoke to the president the
\nday he travelled, but other ministers had spoken to him afterwards \u201cand
\nthey know the president is fine\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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