{"id":716545,"date":"2019-10-04T15:31:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/04\/like-sowore-buhari-called-for-a-revolution-in-2011-falana\/"},"modified":"2019-10-04T15:31:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T15:31:39","slug":"like-sowore-buhari-called-for-a-revolution-in-2011-falana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/04\/like-sowore-buhari-called-for-a-revolution-in-2011-falana\/","title":{"rendered":"Like Sowore, Buhari Called For A Revolution In 2011: Falana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Femi Falana, counsel to the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore has defended his client for choosing the word \u201crevolution\u201d in the August 5 protest that held across the country.<\/p>\n

Falana, said even the Supreme Court does not regard a revolution as a lawful offence and cited previous authorities by the Supreme Court to support his claim.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven a coup that sustains the statuesque has been said not to be a revolution by the Supreme Court.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stated also that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President, Muhammadu Buhari staged protests after they lost elections in 2003.<\/p>\n

He said Buhari also called for a protest like that of Egypt.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBuhari called for a revolution in 2011 like that of Egypt which was evidently violent.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly in 1948 was someone charged for staging a protest. And the charge was sedition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sowore\u2019s counsel also mentioned prominent cases of people who were charged with treasonable felony, including APC leader Ahmed Tinubu, who were granted bail on self recognizance.<\/p>\n

He argued also that the late Moshood Abiola was granted bail after he was charged with the same treasonable felony and asked the court to grant Sowore bail on self recognizance.<\/p>\n

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