Says I am Pro-Constitutional Democracy- Malami
By Ike Obi
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation has denied media reports that he has written a memo to President Buhari advising that the constitution be suspended and Marshall law declared in veiw of the security situation in the country.
Daybreak recall that a leaked secret memo purported to have emanated from the Office of the AGF had recommended to the president that the some provisions of the Constitution particularly section 24 that deals with fundamental human rights be suspended and Marshall law declared to enable the FG deal with the security situation in the country.
However in a press release signed by Umar Jibrilu Gwandu the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, in the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, denied the allegation describing it as a fabrication and insisting that the AGF stands for constitutional democracy.
See full statement below:
The attention of the Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN has been drawn to a false and fictitious report alleging that there was a secret memo emanating from the Office to the Presidency.
General publics are hereby asked to disregard the media report as fabrications of anti-constitutional democratic stability in Nigeria.
Malami remains a true democrat who believes in rules of law and tenant of democracy and Constitutional order.
The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice is a constitutionally recognised one with its role and responsibilities embedded in the constitution.
It is antithetical to common sense to think that the holder of such coveted Office as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice will stoop to what was printed by the media.
The Government does not operate in secrecy as it is not a clandestine operation. Hence, Malami discharges his constitutionally recognized mandates in compliance with principles of transparency, openness and accountability.
