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A presidential hopeful and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to run for a second term in office.

Mr Sowore stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he led his ‘Take It Back’ movement to protest for the release of Samuel Ogundipe, a journalist who was trickistly track down and detain by the Nigeria Police. The protest held at the entrance of the force headquarters.

Mr Ogundipe, who is a staffer of an online news medium, Times, was taken into custody over a story he authored for the online portal on Tuesday.

The report published by various news portals, including HEADLINE borders on the findings of the police over the siege laid at the National Assembly last week.

The police are asking the Times’ author to reveal his source of the information. He has since declined saying it was against the law of ethical journalism. On Wednesday the police arraigned the journalist without a legal representation on his part.

For Sowore, if Buhari decides not to listen to the advise given to him, the president will leave Nigerians with no option than to disgrace him at the poll.

He said he was involved in the protest to demand for the release of the detained journalist and to convey a message to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, that a new president would emerge in the 2019 general election who would not tolerate police excesses.

“That journalists cannot legitimately do their job in this country in 2018 is a disgrace,” the publisher said.

“We understand why, it was because this country made a mistake in 2015 to vote for somebody who does not believe in press freedom and even after his sick in London, he still doesn’t believe in press freedom.

“We have said it that if Buhari doesn’t leave Nigeria alone Nigerians will leave Buhari in 2019.

“But I am also here to send a memo to the police, that a new commander-in-chief is coming into town next year who would not longer tolerate police excesses.

“We are not going to tolerate the abuse of Human rights under our government and we are not going to tolerate an uncoordinated and incompetent police force without capacity to deal with simple matters such as understanding that a journalist has a right to publish a story and refuse to disclose his source wether he is detained, tortured or even at the point of dead.

“They people that they should be arresting are politicians but they are the ones that they are protecting.

“As we speak now an average Nigerian governor who is a major thief is protected by over 200 police men, yes that is the official number that we know. Some of them have Soldiers, Naval officers, they have civil defence they even have private militia,” he said.

Addressing the protesters, Police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, seems not to under what a source of story meant.

“We are not saying tell us the source of your story, we are saying tell us where the document emanates from,” the image maker of the force said.

He accused the detained journalist of “theft of classified documents” used in writing the story.

Mr Moshood said Mr Ogundipe was arrested and arraigned in line with constitutional provision, insisting the police were committed to respect for the rule of law.

A number of groups, including Action Aid, Enough is Enough, Socialist Party of Nigeria, and Education Rights Campaign participated in the protest demanding the release of the journalist.

Source: https://www.headlineng.com/2019-dont-seek-re-election-sowore-buhari/

Good advice but as usual, the dinosaur ancestor and ancient of days will never listen. His mates have all travelled beyond and left the issues of this world and planet earth as a whole to their successors and the younger generation but no!...Buhari the ancestor will rather struggle hospital bed with his grandchildren just to keep on living and continue instilling hardship on the younger generation.

We are not saying tell us the source of your story, we are saying tell us where the document emanates from,” the image maker of the force said.

Sounds more like the sane thing!

Sowore and his Sahara reporters played a significant role in ousting Jonathan and marketing this Daura farmer to nigerians.
Lets be sincere, if Sowore was given the office now occupied by Adesina, will he be leading this protest? Politics is interest, and most of it is selfish.

Everybody is aware that Buhari is grossly incompetent. But even if he is dead, he will still win in some nothern states. Every fool can contest and win election in some nothern states once he has the apc ticket and claims to be with baba. These crop of politicians will ensure buhari contests even if he says he is medically unfit.
Well, am only a political novice. What do I know?
Happy weekend to u all...

Buhari is useless as Always Menstrual Pad

“We are not saying tell us the source of your story, we are saying tell us where the document emanates from,” the image maker of the force said.

Moshood o! When you demand for where a thing emanates from is that not also demanding the source of that thing? What manner of dullness and stupidity is this? From a supposed image maker? That is why the Nigeria Police remains the worst in the world!

God, please just give us a young man with an excellent spirit to rule Nigeria.



Good day nairalanders... Please l need a good Samaritan to help out with a better job connection in Abuja or environs for someone l know and recommend very dearly for his uncommon intelligence, hard work, dedication to duty as well as unparalleled integrity and honesty.
I have hitherto worked with this young man and know him in and out as Godfearing (with great respect for people), computer literate(savvy), can be trusted with confidential matters as well as have an above average IQ plus being handsome with a good dress sense. He possesses a Bachelors degree in the Social Sciences and is in his early thirties with over six years work experience that cuts across mainly education, customer service and istrative duties. He is presently poorly and grossly underpaid(less than 50k) considering his "quality attributes"... If God lays it in your heart, kindly reach him via: [email protected] you to help him, God will to help you too...thanks.

NB: Though any part of the country can also be considered if the job and conditions attached are worth relocating. God bless you as you help him.

Sowore cannot get more than 50k votes. He shoud get the hell outta here

The brain dead dullard and his cohorts will not listen

The kingdom of God suffered violence, and violence must take it by force. Buhari ers would be put to shame this time around. The signs are there for everyone to see. Where is Abacha today? where is IBB today?, where is Obasanjo that wanted to amend the constitution to enable go for third term? The lord of host is against this tyrant. Insha Allah, Nigeria shall know peace again.

sowore has said it all.

A power-drunk but grossly incompetent & failure fella of Buhari nature will rather prefer he died in power.

This guy get hope o

I don't see Sowore as serious yet. As for me, Sowore is just testing the political waters with this 2019 campaign against 2023.

I may vote for him if he proves himself from now till 2023.

LOL, allow him to run nau

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If he likes let him heed all these call, if he doesn't, let him not.

Sowore do your own campaign and leave Baba Buhari alone. SAI BABA, SAI BUHARi 2015-2023 insha Allah

Buhari leave us alone

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Source: https://www.headlineng.com/2019-dont-seek-re-election-sowore-buhari/

It is not buhari's decision to make. If the man had a choice,he would not recontest. But the cabals surrounding him are the ones pushing him for their own personal and selfish interests. I don't have to mention their names.

Sowore, be kiaful. Buhari will be sworn in again in 2019. Afterwards, Osinbobo, the workaholic Ag President will take over in 2023.

All other persons are of no consequence, especially those from PDP.

What are they scared of

buhari wants to be disgraced out of office.

We patriotic yoruba muslims wants Omoyele Sowore to be arrested and sent to jail and samuel ogundipe. They are both yoruba christian who hate our Allah-given muslim fulani rulers. Infact they should be hanged.

how is it good dummy? doesn't he have the human right u people do always claim for yourselves too ? fools them

FreddyKruger:
Good advice but as usual, the dinosaur ancestor and ancient of days will never listen. His mates have all travelled beyond and left the issues of this world and planet earth as a whole to their successors and the younger generation but no!...Buhari the ancestor will rather struggle hospital bed with his grandchildren just to keep on living and continue instilling hardship on the younger generation.

He no ge hear ..... ear dey pain am

Okay.

We've been telling him too o

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Go and sit down for one corner jor.


You think say politics na child play

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