A combined photo of Princess Olatorera Majekodunmi-Oniru and Omoyele Sowore
By Victory Oghene
The founder of Greaternigeria.org, and former presidential candidate, Princess Olatorera Majekodunmi-Oniru has frowned at the rearrest of the
former Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress Party, Omoyele Sowore. She called for his immediate and unconditional release.
In a statement signed by Princess Olatorera Majekodunmi-Oniru and made available to NATIONAL WAVES she condemned the rearrest of Sowore, describing it as unconstitutional.
“The repeated arrest and harassment of presidential candidate and pro-democracy leader, Omoyele Sowore represent a grave assault on Nigeria’s constitutional order. His most recent arrest on the grounds of the Federal High Court in Abuja, after appearing in solidarity with another victim of political persecution, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is a blatant provocation against peaceful citizens. We demand their immediate and unconditional release, an end to the harassment of Nigerians exercising their civic rights, and fair compensation for all who have been wrongfully detained, dehumanized, or tortured.”
She further stated “This continued pattern of repression is unconstitutional, unlawful, and morally indefensible. Nigeria is a signatory to international treaties that uphold the rights to free expression and peaceful assembly; these treaties include the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.Yet, these principles are routinely violated by a political elite that shields corruption while persecuting voices of truth. The same state that tolerates leaders with forged credentials and unresolved corruption and human-rights abuse allegations cannot justify the imprisonment of those who speak for justice. At a time when the nation faces overwhelming poverty, broken infrastructure, and widespread despair, persecuting reformers like Sowore deepens the moral and structural decay Nigeria must urgently confront.”
“The unlawful detention of one voice is an assault on all voices. Nigeria cannot survive or attain her highest potential through fear and silence. It is unconscionable to normalize the criminality of intentional injustice.
Princess Majekodunmi-Oniru added that Sowore did not commit any crime to warrant his rearrest.
“His courage represents the conscience of a true leader crying out for a nation under deepest strain. Current governing class must act with wisdom and humanity by releasing him now, unconditionally, and compensating all victims of oppression. No human right, No Nigerian citizen’s right, should ever be suppressed, under any circumstance, in a true democracy. The world must not look away as Nigeria’s institutions are manipulated to silence those who demand accountability and justice.”
