I Wonder Why Buhari Thanked Britain For Nigeria’s Unification, Falana Reacts to Independence Day Speech
- Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day speech
- The human rights lawyer said he was amazed at the president hailing Britain for uniting Nigeria in his speech
- Falana noted that the structure put in place by the British colonialists is still affecting the country’s developmental process to date
FCT, Abuja- A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says he is surprised the President Muhammadu Buhari could hail Britain for uniting Nigeria in his Independence Day speech.
The Punch reports that Falana who made this statement on Sunday, October 3, in Abuja, noted that Nigeria is still grappling with underdevelopment due to its failure to remove structures mounted by the British colonialists.
The human rights lawyer stated that he was wondering where the appreciation was coming from knowing fully well that the colonial regime engaged in a divide and rule system.
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Falana said:
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“When President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast yesterday (October 1) was thanking the British for uniting us, I was wondering where that was coming from, because the colonial regime engaged in divide-and-rule.”
When asked if it had been so far so good since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, Falana said it had been “so far, so bad.”
The paragraph in the president's independence day speech seems to be a puzzle for Falana, as he noted further that Nigeria is still underdeveloped due to its failure to remove structures mounted by the British colonialists, a report by Today also indicates.
The activist added:
“Nigeria has refuse to get it right; whereas, in 1960, Nigeria was ahead of many countries in Asia, including, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the rest of them. Today, some of these countries have frog jumped; they have left us as a Third World country and they have metamorphosed into First World."
We are proud of you: President Buhari bags nation-builder award in UK
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari has been bestowed the Nation Builder Award at an event organised by the All Progressives Congress, United Kingdom chapter, to celebrate Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary in London.
The chapter’s publicity secretary, Jacob Ogunseye, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja.
He said that the party’s National Leader, Bola Tinubu, was also nominated for the Leadership Award at the event held on October 2, at Dorchester Hotel, London, UK.
Falana to Buhari: 70 soldiers convicted of mutiny deserve pardon
In another development, Legit.ng reported that Human rights lawyer, Chief Femi Falana, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to pardon 70 convicted Nigerian soldiers.
Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, defended 58 of the 70 soldiers after they were dismissed by a general court-martial and convicted between 2013 and 2014.
He said their dismissal from the army was ill-advised by the military authorities, adding that if the government can pardon repentant terrorists, the same gesture can be extended to the soldiers.
Source: Legit.ng
