Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, who just regained freedom has told President Muhammadu Buhari to be prepared for another 4 years of activism
Speaking in Abuja on Saturday, while reuniting
with his family and friends, he described his detention as “Vitamin C
that has re-energised and refreshed” him, Sahara Reporters report.
He vowed to remain committed to holding government accountable and speaking the truth to power all the time.
“For me, I am convinced that when you lock up an activist in prison,
what you are doing is that you are just giving him Vitamin C so that he
can be refreshed. So, I have gone in, I am refreshed, I am
re-energised. So, government should prepare for four more years of
activism,” Deji added.
Some inscriptions on the placards read
‘Activist Extraordinary’; ‘Welcome Back Our Hero’; ‘Go Harder Deji
Adeyanju’; ‘Welcome Back Aluta Continua’.
He wondered why the
government singled him out for persecution with no just cause, and
expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for making him popular
during his travail.
The activist said his detention has further
spurred him to be more focused, dedicated and resilient, adding that he
would continue to expose all forms of injustices, propaganda and lies of
the government, irrespective of the intimidation and harassment.
He
said he was not afraid of being re-arrested by the government, noting
that he would not stop fighting and speaking the truth, which is what he
knows how to do best. He, however, denied insinuations that he was
being used by opposition parties.
“If it is PDP, we will
still criticise, but if they don’t want to be criticised, they should
leave and go to Daura. In as much as they are on top of the seat, they
should get ready for criticism,” he declared.
Adeyanju was
granted bail by a court in Kano last week after he had spent more than
two months in prison, following his arrest by the Police over a murder
case of which he had been acquitted since 2009 by a Kano High Court.
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