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Sowore Criticizes Peter Obi’s Visit to Afe Babalola Over Dele Farotimi’s Detention
Human rights activist and former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has sharply criticized Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for his recent visit to legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN.
Obi’s visit to Ekiti State on Monday wasn’t limited to his meeting with Afe Babalola.
He also took time to meet with detained lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, who has been embroiled in legal battles since his arrest.
Farotimi, a vocal critic of systemic corruption and the Nigerian legal system, has a history of challenging powerful figures and advocating for judicial reform.
His arrest, on allegations of defamation against Afe Babalola, has been widely viewed by activists as a tactic to silence dissent.
Farotimi was detained in Lagos last Tuesday before being charged before a magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti on a 16-count charge, primarily related to defamation.
The situation escalated further when, on December 6, the Nigerian police filed additional cybercrime charges against him at the Federal High Court in Ekiti.
On Monday, December 9, the court granted him bail to the tune of N50 million, a sum that his legal team is still working to meet.
Sowore’s criticism of Peter Obi’s visit was pointed and symbolic. In a post on his X handle (formerly Twitter), Sowore likened Obi’s actions to historical injustices, saying, “I condemn those who went to ‘beg’ Chief Afe Babalola today over the unjust detention and persecution of Dele Farotimi.
The delegation led by Peter Obi did colossal injustice to the struggle to drain the swamp of judicial criminality in our country.
Obi’s action is like forcing Rosa Parks to return to the back of the bus of racial injustice during the civil rights era in the United States! The struggle continues! #FreeDeleFarotimiNow.”
Lagos State Police react to claims of them taking money from dispatch riders on the Coastal Road in Lagos.
It started after a rumour was shared that police arrest and take money from riders as a demand for high bribes, sometimes reaching ₦200,000, and seize motorcycles if not given.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, then addressed the claims online and stated in his statement that he disagreed that the rumour is true and stated, “The spread of misinformation only causes more harm than good. In this era, we can and must do better.”
It has been announced by the governor of Ogun that Tuesday 3rd of February is a public holiday in order to mark the 50th anniversary of the state creation.
This public holiday declaration was released in a statement by the secretary of the state, Tokunbo Talabi.
He then added that the holiday will provide as a day for the citizens to participate in the activities for the state milestone.
Former Kogi politician, Dino Melaye, faces backlash from the public after he shared a video on social media of him abroad and living well through his luxurious lifestyle.
In the same video, he speaks about Nigeria’s current economy and shares his disappointment.
He wrote, “See country, God help us to build a true nation where our wicked leaders will be in jail and the right people in power. Nigeria must be fixed. YES WE CAN.”
However, many state that what he posted and what he is saying contradict each other, and they accused him of sharing his own records to know if he was a corrupt leader.
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