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Flagrant Violations Of Citizens' Rights Have Become The Order Of The Day Under Buhari — AAC Vice Presidential Candidate, Magashi

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September 14, 2022

Sowore in June announced Magashi as his running mate, saying the lawyer has what it takes to support the party to be victorious in Kano and other states in the 2023 polls.

 

Haruna Magashi, the running mate of Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the 2023 general elections, says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari is lawless.

 

Sowore in June announced Magashi as his running mate, saying the lawyer has what it takes to support the party to be victorious in Kano and other states in the 2023 polls.

 

Speaking with a journalist, Damilare Adenola, the Kano-born legal practitioner also denied the insinuation that he has no political weight in the Northern part of the country.

 

“My name is Barrister Haruna Garba Magashi. I'm Hausa by tribe, born in Ibadan, Oyo State, and brought up in Kano,” he said.

 

“I had my primary and secondary education in Kano and Jigawa States. Attended the University of Maiduguri Borno State for my LL.B and Nigerian Law School Lagos for my BL in 2005. I had a Masters's degree at Bayero University Kano in 2016.

 

“I'm currently operating my Law Firm, Hujjah Chambers as a Principal Partner. I started partial participation in politics in 2003. We were supporting ANPP then when primary elections of the party were conducted. Alhaji Ali Amin Little won the governorship ticket. But Buhari came and dictated that he will never go along with Little. So the ticket was forcefully and illegitimately taken away from Little and given to Ibrahim Shekarau.

 

“That's when we as youth stood up and supported Little when he was forced out of ANPP and joined PRP. From my point of view, 'political weight' as it's called centres on the efforts one can make to secure the required needs of his party.

 

“It is therefore not something that will be talked over the media, but rather the real effort one can do. My political weight will be viewed through the structures we can put across the North, and importantly the votes we will be able to amass for our party.”

 

Speaking on human rights record of Buhari's government, the lawyer described it as abysmal, saying, “Very poor. Flagrant violations of citizens' rights have become the order of the day.

 

“The provisions of Chapter 4 of our Constitution that border on Human Rights will be adhered to without any sentiment.”

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 25, 2023, as the date for the presidential and National Assembly elections, while the governorship and state house of assembly polls will hold on March 11, 2023. 

 

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