The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of its member, Buba Galadima, who was allegedly arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, on Sunday and taken to an unknown destination.
The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, said that the party condemned the arrest in the strongest possible terms, as he wondered what offence the elder statesman had committed to warrant his arrest.
He described Galadima as a ‘patriot’, whose patriotism had been previously and strongly highlighted by various Nigerians including President Muhammadu Buhari.
“What crime has he committed? I answer my own question and say none. Mr Galadima is constitutionally guaranteed a right of freedom of speech and freedom after the speech.”
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The PDP National Chairman noted that there were issues of concern in the country that no action had been taken by the law enforcement authorities, yet they have time to arrest a patriot and pro-democracy activist.
He expressed concern that the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council called for the arrest of Buba Galadima at noon on Sunday and the arrest was duly carried out by the DSS an hour later.
“I call for the immediate release of Galadima by the DSS, even as I remind the service and other security agencies that their oath of allegiance was sworn to Nigeria and not to the APC,’ he said.
