Former Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the Federal Government for allegedly building a barricade around the Unity Fountain in Abuja.
In a video shared by Mrs Oby on her official Twitter page on Saturday, some people were seeing at the fountain with barricade almost around it.
Before the Federal Government allegedly barricaded it, the Unity Fountain until now was an open space where anyone can walk in to relax or organize a protest.
According to the former minister in her tweet, whose hitherto uses the same fountain for the convergence of the Bring Back Our Girls campaigners, “this move by the Federal government will end in tears”.
“Kole werk” Oby added as she threatened to file lawsuit against the Federal government if the barricade is not pulled down.
“See what the repressive but weak administration of President Buhari is doing to the Unity Fountain — the Public Space that has become a Symbol of Citizens’ Freedom to Assemble.
“Trust me, kole werk. Mba.
“Mr Buhari, your government gave a contract to Julius Berger to barricade the Unity Fountain?
“What an assault on our Democracy!
“You actually think that by walling up the Unity Fountain, your Nigeria Government will control Citizens’ Right to Assemble? Naaa.
“Let me offer free counsel to our President Buhari. Ask your contractors to pull down the fence and roll back their construction equipment of Unity Fountain now.
“This act of stifling Citizens’ Voice will end in tears. But it won’t be Citizens crying, Sir!
“This will not happen. +
“As Kabrik so profoundly said in this clip, Buhari CANNOT build a Fence against the Voice of the Citizens of this country. Never.
“If within the next few days the Nigeria Government does not take down those wires, we file a suit.”
She further stated; “Should Nigeria Government back up and now say that this wiring is to commence renovation of the Unity Fountain, our Bring Back Our Girls movement, all other citizens that use the venue and the Public should have been DULY NOTIFIED.”
“We are a DEMOCRACY,” she exclaimed.
