{"id":64917,"date":"2019-02-20T20:36:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T19:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=64917"},"modified":"2019-02-20T20:36:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T19:36:45","slug":"body-bag-falana-calls-for-visa-ban-on-el-rufai-says-governor-to-be-prosecuted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/body-bag-falana-calls-for-visa-ban-on-el-rufai-says-governor-to-be-prosecuted\/","title":{"rendered":"BODY BAG: Falana Calls For Visa Ban on El Rufai, says Governor To Be Prosecuted"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nHuman Rights Lawyer, Mr.Femi Falana, has advocated visa ban on Governor
\nAhmed Elrufai of Kaduna state, who threatened that International Observers
\nwould return in body bags if they interfere in Nigeria’s elections.<\/p>\n

Falana also assured that once the Governor leaves office, he would be
\nprosecuted.<\/p>\n

He asked the international community that has promised to impose visa ban
\non those inciting violence to make an example of the governor.<\/p>\n

Falana was speaking at secretariat of the Committee for the Defence of
\nHuman Rights (CDHR) during a memorial event in honour of Beko
\nRansome-Kuti, the human rights activist who died 13 years ago.<\/p>\n

Falana said:<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week, Mr. Nasiru El Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State threatened
\nthat foreign election observers and monitors who interfere in the 2019
\ngeneral elections would return to their countries in body bags because
\nnobody will come to Nigeria and tell us how to run out country,\u201d Falana
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe threat to attack and kill foreign election observers in Nigeria
\nconstitutes an infraction of the Electoral Act, 2010 and the Penal Code
\nbut because Governor El Rufai currently enjoys immunity his trial and
\nprosecution for the offence will have to await the end of his tenure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe western countries that have threatened to place travel restrictions
\non members of the ruling class who incite violence or interfere in the
\nelectoral process should not hesitate to make an example of the governor
\nwithout any further delay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court who has also
\nwarned against any form of electoral violence in the country is urged to
\nhold Governor El Rufai responsible if foreign observers and monitors are
\nkilled during the 2019 general election.<\/p>\n

\u201cNotwithstanding the recklessness of the threat to attack foreign election
\nobservers, Governor El Rufai\u2019s has confirmed that the 2019 general
\nelection is going to be a do or die affair (apologies to Chief Olusegun
\nObasanjo) for the leading factions of the ruling class.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince leading politicians have recruited and armed thugs the general
\nelections will be characterised by violence in many parts of the country.
\nEven if some of the thugs are arrested and are arraigned in the courts,
\nthe various attorneys-general would file nolle prosequi to terminate the
\ncriminal cases as the managers of the neocolonial state cannot afford to
\nprosecute their armed agents.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, since the children of the sponsors of violence are in
\nexpensive schools at home and abroad we urge the masses of our people not
\nto allow their own children to be used as cannon fodders during the battle
\nfor the control of political power and economic resources of the country
\nby the ruling class.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawyer also accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the
\nPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) of considering manipulating results.<\/p>\n

He wondered why ex-President Goodluck Jonathan failed to implement the
\nrecommendation of the Uwai panel set up by the late President Umaru Musa
\nYar\u2019Adua to tackle electoral malpractice.<\/p>\n

Falana said like Jonathan, President Muhammadu Buhari also jettisoned the
\nKen Nnamani panel set up by the APC government.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is indubitably clear that both APC and PDP are resolutely committed to
\nthe status quo which permits the manipulation of election results,\u201d he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n

\u201cHence, both parties have rejected the reform of the electoral system. But
\nit is high time democratic forces mounted sufficient pressure on the
\npolitical class to implement the recommendations of the electoral reform
\npanels.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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