Browsing: Femi Falana

“This address lacks credibility and fails to offer any immediate, tangible solutions to the Nigerian people. The president ignored the protesters’ demands, such as suspending the purchase of aircraft for the president, downsizing his bloated cabinet, or even eliminating the costly and burdensome office of the First Lady.”

“Therefore, by filing charges of money laundering of over N80 billion against Mr. Yahaya Bello at the Federal High Court, the EFCC has diligently complied with the order of the Kogi State High Court. In the same vein, the order made by the Federal High Court for the arrest of Mr. Yahaya Bello for his arraignment is equally in line with the order of the Kogi State High Court.”

A Nigerian human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has called on the Nigerian government should reduce its reliance on the economic predictions and policies of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and join the economic bloc Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS).

Nigeria’s human rights lawyer, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has argued that it is outside the provision of the constitution for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention to result in reinstating the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).