Dasuki's Arrest Is a Sign of Dictatorship – Fayose

Ayo Fayose, the governor of Ekiti state, has warned Nigerians that dictatorship is returning to the country.

Reacting to the sealing-off of Sambo Dasuki’s residence, the governor asked President Muhammadu Buhari to put Boko Haram under house arrest instead of former national security adviser (NSA).

In a statement issued on July 17, Friday, Fayose said that the persecution of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts and others “is an ominous sign of imminent return of dictatorship and draconian rule in Nigeria”. According to the governor, the “invasion” does not have the blessing of Muhammadu Buhari and is being done by some people who want to please the president.

“Democracy is already being put on trial, less than two months that President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office… Rather than invading homes of Nigerians and putting people under house arrest, the government should invade Boko Haram territories and arrest the insurgents.

“President Buhari should rather keep Boko Haram under house arrest, not opposition party members. Those heavily armed security men that invaded Col. Dasuki’s Abuja and Sokoto homes should have been put to a better use by sending them to the Boko Haram ravaged North Eastern part of Nigeria.

“The president should keep the rising exchange rates of Dollar, Pound Sterling, Euro and other foreign currencies under house arrest. He should pay attention to governance, be guided by the rule of law and be for everyone and for nobody as he promised when he was sworn into office,”  the governor said.

Continuing his statement, Fayose advised Buhari to act like a leader and father of all Nigerians instead of seeing his return to power as an opportunity to take revenge.

“Was there any invitation by the DSS to Col. Dasuki that he refused to honour? Isn’t it worrisome that in this democratic age, security agents could in a commando-like invade the house of a former NSA to carry out his arrest when there is no record that he was invited and he refused to honour the invitation, or that he resisted arrest?

“Could Col. Dasuki’s present ordeal be as a result of his advice that the presidential election be postponed? Is this not an indication of an impending clampdown on PDP members and other Nigerians perceived not to be on the same page with the President Buhari-led All Progressives Congress government?” he queried. Fayose called on Nigerians to rise against emerging dictatorship and save the country’s democracy from imminent collapse. It would be recalled that Sambo Dasuki was detained on July 16, Thursday, by Department of State Services personnel. Although a security source confirmed the detention of ex-NSA, the reason of the arrest is yet to be given.

There are allegations that Dasuki faced questioning over his role in the South Africa trafficking saga during which a plane loaded of cash was seized in Johannesburg.  Sources: Naij.com news, thecable