Security agencies to investigate governor’s alleged treason offences – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has said that matters of alleged treason offences by some state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be investigated by the security agencies.
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This was disclosed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, while appearing on the Ministerial Media Briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
Neptune Prime reports that some governors of the APC including the Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State among other had issued a counter directive that residents in their respective states should continue spending the old naira notes of N500 and N1,000 which ceased to become legal tender as pronounced by president Muhammadu Buhari during his national address last week.
To this, AGF Malami noted the certain undertones of treason in some of the utterances, he affirmed that investigation cannot be ruled out, adding that the relevant security agencies will determine if there will be the need for further action.
Malami stressed the importance of the redesign policy, which he said will enable citizens to assume collective ownership of the electoral system rather than allowing a few moneybags to take charge.
He also said the policy is designed to allow freedom of choice and also fight corruption.
Speaking extensively on the benefits electoral reforms, Malami noted that it is only the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration that has exercised the political will to enhance democratic practice through legislative, political and administrative interventions.
On the Supreme Court order on naira redesign, he affirmed that President Buhari has not acted in breach, noting that as far as the rule of law is concern, there are many options available.
