Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to prove their innocence against terrorism allegations levelled against them by a Canadian federal court.
In a statement on Monday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, said the parties must address the grave issues raised in the judgement rather than dismissing the pronouncements.
Recall that Justice Phuong Ngo had ruled that Nigeria’s two dominant parties, “use violence, coercion and subversion of democratic institutions in their bid to acquire political power”.
The rights activist also warned that the verdict carried far-reaching implications, pointing out that under Nigeria’s Terrorism [Prevention and Prohibition] Act 2022, terrorism is defined as the use of violence, intimidation, or coercive tactics with political or ideological motives.
