We Are Not In A Military Regime – Buba Galadima Asks FG To Unfreeze Bank Accounts Of #EndSARS Protesters

By Edna Wande On Nov 16, 2020

Buba Galadima, a member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress and a strong ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the recent action of the Central Bank of Nigeria, freezing the bank account of #EndSARS protesters.

CBN had secured a court order, directing some banks to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a company linked to the #EndSARS protests on allegations of terrorism financing.

Speaking on Arise TV this morning, Galadima described the move as unconstitutional, and reminded the president that Nigeria operates in a democracy, not in a military regime.

Calling on Buhari to order that the affected bank accounts be unfrozen, he expressed;

What the government has done is not right. It has no such right or powers to block bonafide Nigerians from travelling out of the country or from accessing their (bank) accounts. Blocked for what? What have they done?

These young men were peacefully protesting the actions, omissions or commissions of government. Why do you, after you persuaded them or after agents of government allegedly attacked or killed them, follow this draconian disposition of blocking their accounts? That is not constitutional.

Galadima expressed;

I’m sending this message to Mr President whether he knows or he doesn’t know, let him be shown what I am saying. His people have no right to do what they are doing. Please, they should desist and unblock the accounts of these young people and allow them to carry on with their normal activities as Nigerians. You cannot harass them, we are in a democracy, we are not in a military regime.