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JUST IN; Lawyer Petitions Obama Asking Buhari To Respect Court Orders by mrBN: 3:12pm On Jan 02, 2016
A constitutional lawyer and founder of Change.org, Ms Carol Ajie has petitioned President Barrack Obama of the United States, the National Judicial Council (NJC) amongst others, over President Muhammadu Buhari’s “disobedience of court orders.”

Ajie in the petition, which has garnered almost 200 signatories since its launch on New Year's eve, said that Buhari by his statements during the Presidential Media Chat at the State House in Abuja, “is behind the flagrant disobedience of court orders.”

The President had during the media chat admitted that the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu were being held against court orders because they could run away.

However, Ajie said that this runs contrary to the law and the principle of separation of powers as enshrined in the constitution. The human rights lawyer expressed concern that the President if unchecked might drag the country towards dictatorship.

“Buhari took the oath of allegiance to protect the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the President’s oath of office to discharge his duties faithfully, in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of Nigeria.............

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Re: JUST IN; Lawyer Petitions Obama Asking Buhari To Respect Court Orders by Ewizard(m): 3:16pm On Jan 02, 2016
#TRUTH
Re: JUST IN; Lawyer Petitions Obama Asking Buhari To Respect Court Orders by amaechi1: 3:24pm On Jan 02, 2016
What has Obama got to do with Nigeria internal affairs. If this is true, then it is a display of shame and ignorant.

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Re: JUST IN; Lawyer Petitions Obama Asking Buhari To Respect Court Orders by nnachukz(m): 3:30pm On Jan 02, 2016
Inferiority complex. when will Buhari or other African leaders be petitioned over a US affairs?
Re: JUST IN; Lawyer Petitions Obama Asking Buhari To Respect Court Orders by Chimarto: 3:30pm On Jan 02, 2016
OK. I will continue reading when I comes back from Mars.
Re: JUST IN; Lawyer Petitions Obama Asking Buhari To Respect Court Orders by ibedun: 3:33pm On Jan 02, 2016
Idiotic nonsense!!!!

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