Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has expressed disappointment in the South West political leaders for abandoning Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNowMovement and Publisher of Sahara Reporters in DSS custody.
He said that Igbo leaders came together and bail their son Nnamdi Kanu when he was in detention, but none of the South West leaders bother to bail Sowore.
Sowore had been in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since August 3 when he was arrested in Lagos.
His counsel, Femi Falana, had approached the court seeking a variation to the previous bail conditions which he said could not be met.
However, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, the judge presiding over the case, says she is concerned that the activist has not meet the bail conditions granted to him.
Ijeoma, while ruling on the application for variation of the bail conditions on Monday, said: “Considering the pedigree of the first defendant as observed in his application, it is rather unfortunate that no one is willing to stand as his surety on those terms.
“On the other hand, it creates an assumption that despite the pedigree of the first defendant, none of his best associates is willing to stand for him. This poses a cause for concern.”
Reacting on his official twitter handle on Tuesday Kayode said, "If Igbo political leaders could come together and meet the onerous bail conditions to get @MaziNnamdiKanu out of jail why can't Ooduwa political leaders do the same for @YeleSowore? What is wrong with us? Where are our Senators, Governors and elders! Surely we can do better!
He said that Igbo leaders came together and bail their son Nnamdi Kanu when he was in detention, but none of the South West leaders bother to bail Sowore.
His counsel, Femi Falana, had approached the court seeking a variation to the previous bail conditions which he said could not be met.
However, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, the judge presiding over the case, says she is concerned that the activist has not meet the bail conditions granted to him.
Ijeoma, while ruling on the application for variation of the bail conditions on Monday, said: “Considering the pedigree of the first defendant as observed in his application, it is rather unfortunate that no one is willing to stand as his surety on those terms.
If Igbo political leaders could come together and meet the onerous bail conditions to get @MaziNnamdiKanu out of jail why can't Ooduwa political leaders do the same for @YeleSowore? What is wrong with us? Where are our Senators, Governors and elders! Surely we can do better!— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) October 22, 2019
Reacting on his official twitter handle on Tuesday Kayode said, "If Igbo political leaders could come together and meet the onerous bail conditions to get @MaziNnamdiKanu out of jail why can't Ooduwa political leaders do the same for @YeleSowore? What is wrong with us? Where are our Senators, Governors and elders! Surely we can do better!
