Biafra: Only court that can revoke Kanu’s bail – Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government has said it would not tele-guide the
court on the need to re-arrest the leader of Indigenous people
of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu for allegedly flouting his bail
conditions.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the
declaration while addressing Broadcast Media Editors in Abuja
on Friday.

Mohammed said though, government reserves the right to
lodge complaint but the power to revoke Kanu’s bail is the sole
responsibility of the court.

According to Mohammed, ‘‘The matter is purely a judicial
matter. Once a matter is in the court, it is for the court to say
these condition I set for you, you have respected them or not.

‘‘We would not tele-guide the court on what to do or what not
to do. As a government, we have a right to go to court and
lodge a complaint that you gave a condition and the accused
has obeyed or disobeyed the terms of the bail, then the
decision will be left to court to decide. This is simple judicial
overture which has no political overtone.’’

The Minister also warned against the over politicization of

Nigeria’s exit from recession.

“To naysayers, I will say: This issue should not be politicised.
An issue that affects the welfare of our citizens should not be
toyed with. Let us all appreciate what this Administration has
done in returning our economy to the path of positive growth
and then support and encourage it to do more.

”Trying to downplay what has been achieved is bad politics. I
know this good news of our emergence from recession has hit the naysayers very hard. But they should recover quickly and embrace the good news. Sorry, but it can neither be denied nor wished away,” he said.