Buhari May ‘Cage’ Sowore But Not His Idea – Ezekwesili

Former presidential candidate in the last general election, Oby Ezekwesili, has bashed the government of president Muhammadu Buhari for the continued detention of co-convener #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, saying he may be caged but “his idea can never be caged.”

Mrs Ezekwesili, in a series of tweets on Saturday via her verified Twitter handle, said his detention is not only unconstitutional but also unlawful.

The former minister of education described Buhari`s government as one which is intolerant of criticism, which she said is guaranteed in the constitution.

She said, “We stand on with @YeleSowore and defend his constitutional right and freedom to protest any matter of governance that worries him. Mr Sowore’s convening of citizens to protest poor governance – via #RevolutionNow– is constitutionally guaranteed.

“Democracy and voice are Siamese twins. The good kind of Siamese twins. No one regardless of their position is given the right to shut down voices like @YeleSowore’s for daring to disagree. How long shall it take before the FG @NigeriaGov understands the basics of democracy?

“Our FG @NigeriaGov led by @NGRPresident @MBuhari may think they have ‘caged’ @YeleSowore because he dared to challenge bad leadership and poor governance through #RevolutionNow. Not so, actually. His idea can never be caged. Why? You cannot cage an idea whose time has come.

“@YeleSowore is unconstitutionally and unlawfully detained for calling out deadly incompetence of the @NigeriaGov of @MBuhari
“Not even the Judiciary is spared this spread of deadly incompetence. Here’s the thing. It is painful that @YeleSowore bears the brunt of the collective dissatisfaction of the citizens of Nigerians toward a grossly incompetent and intolerant @AsoRock .

“We must thank him for once again reminding us that: the power of the people is greater than the people in power

“When the Citizens of Nigeria are ready, neither @YeleSowore nor anyone else need publicly mobilise them and be accused of “wanting to overthrow a government”. The citizens shall on their own rid themselves of a trenchantly incompetent and wicked political class. It’ll happen.”

The Federal Government on Friday, among other things, charged Sowore with treason and money laundering at the Federal High Court in Abuja.