By Princely Onyenwe,Imo
National Association of SeaDogs has faulted President Buhari on the poor standard of human rights in NIGERIA.This was contained in a press release signed by NAS Spokesperson, Mr Abiola Owoaje and made available to the press.
The release stated that President Buhari must go beyond mere rhetoric and tame the rampant insecurity stalking Nigerians across the country. It further stated that APC government should not spare any effort to bring to book all those that have taken up arms against the state and killed innocent Nigerians.
Mr Oweaje maintained that President Buhari must make it a point of duty to protect the rights of children in Nigeria stating that the staggering number of the 10.5 million Out-of-school children should provoke him to rally state governments and take crucial action for the future of this country.
The group however urge Nigerians especially civil society groups to remain vigilant and continue as a people to insist on the respect of alienable rights of the people and try possible efforts to employ all legitimate avenues to resist any form of chains hindering Peoples’ fundamental rights.
The National Association of Seadogs which is simply called Pyrates Confraternity has condemned in it’s entirety the poor human rights records under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.According to the group the recently released report by the Human Rights Watch titled: ‘World Report 2022: Rights Trends in Nigeria’ is embarrassing.
The NAS Spokesperson Mr Abiola Owoaje, in a press statement titled:TROUBLING HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS UNDER PRESIDENT BUHARI’ Noted that series of abuses ranging from abuses of children’s rights triggered by terrorism , press freedom, constitutionally guaranteed rights, and judicial administration showed that Buhari administration was not truly democratic.
According to him “The National Association notes with utmost embarrassment the contents of the above report, saying they are disturbed that Nigeria’s human rights record has retrogressed steadily under President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Respect for the fundamental and inalienable rights of citizens spelt out in Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution, enshrined in the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and contained in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an essential ingredient of democracy; anything to the contrary is an aberration which Nigerians must vehemently reject.
“President Buhari cannot claim to be running a democratic country and yet allow on his watch, the gross violations of the rights of Nigerians that we see around us.
His administration’s inertia which, in many respects, has encouraged these abuses is undermining democracy,” he said.Owoaje while noting that the nexus between observance of human rights and democracy cannot be glossed over stated that placing value on basic rights of citizens is one of the parameters used to measure the progress of a democracy.
He said that a good starting point is the adoption of the various reports of the Judicial Panels of inquiry on Police brutality and payment of compensation for victims, and the prosecution of indicted security personnel.
We therefore implore President Buhari to use the remaining sixteen (16) months of his administration to correct the noticeable shortcomings in the Areas of Human Rights Abuses, Owoje declared.
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