Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned against arresting a leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo for not recognising President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the 2019 presidential election.
The Afenifere chieftain had raised alarm over the threat of his arrest after saying he won’t recognise Buhari’s government until the Supreme Court gives a final verdict.
Adebanjo had, in an interview, described the 2019 presidential election as a joke, saying he could not recognise Buhari who was declared winner of the election, as president-elect.
In view of the statement, the National Democratic Front (NDF), called for the immediate arrest and arraignment of Chief Adebanjo.
The group claimed Chief Adebanjo’s comment amounted to treason and utterances capable of plunging the country into another civil war.
Responding to the NDF call, Mr. Fani-Kayode in a tweet wrote: “The threat to arrest 90 year-old Baba Ayo Adebanjo simply because he said that he refuses to recognise @MBuhari’s mandate unless he wins at the Supreme Court is nonsensical and childish.
“I dare them to go ahead. I doubt that Baba will loose any sleep over such an absurd threat.”