The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has remained silent on requires the discharge of the detained chief of the Indigenous Folks of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
Nonetheless, the celebration condemned the clampdown on protesters demanding the liberty of the pro-Biafra chief.
That includes on Politics At the moment, a programme on Channels Tv monitored by DAILY POST on Tuesday, the ADC spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, mentioned the celebration was targeted on defending residents’ rights to peaceable meeting.
“With out prejudice to why Nnamdi Kanu is being held, as a celebration, we’ve not made any assertion on this. What we’re saying is that residents have the best to show.
“They’ve the best to protest in help or towards something the federal government does or fails to do. That proper is prime and sacrosanct,” he mentioned.
In response to Abdullahi, ADC wouldn’t take a place on Kanu’s detention for the reason that matter stays earlier than the court docket.
Recall that on Monday, safety operatives fired tear gasoline to disperse protesters who gathered in Abuja demanding the discharge of the IPOB chief.
DAILY POST reviews that the protest, led by human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, started close to Transcorp Hilton regardless of a court docket order and police warning.
The demonstrators chanted “Free Nnamdi Kanu now” earlier than safety brokers fired into the air to disperse the group.
It was additionally gathered that heavy safety was deployed throughout key areas, together with Eagle Sq., Unity Fountain, the Federal Secretariat, and the Three Arms Zone, the place main roads equivalent to Shehu Shagari Method had been barricaded, inflicting gridlock throughout town.
Nonetheless, the ADC spokesman faulted the restriction of protesters from the Nationwide Meeting, describing it as undemocratic.
“The Nationwide Meeting is the bastion of democracy in Nigeria. I’m shocked that protesters are being stopped from going there. Residents have the best to go to the Nationwide Meeting, submit letters, and hand petitions to their representatives. That’s what democracy means,” he said.
