Journalist, @Mazi_OJD, exposed how a n entity run by one of @officialABAT's acolytes from Lagos reportedly paid M147 million to a restaurant to build classrooms.
Yesterday, in Abuja, a judge of @FederalHigh refused to hear his application for bail on a made-up charge of criminal defamation & #cyberstalking & sent Daniel to jail for 21 days.
That is not administration of justice. It is a #JudicialHitJob!
The arrest and remand of Daniel Ojukwu should concern everyone who believes in accountability and the public's right to know.
Journalism is not a favour granted by those in power. It is an essential part of the accountability architecture of a functioning democracy.
Where there are allegations against a journalist, the proper response is due process, not the creation of an environment where reporting on public expenditure becomes a perilous undertaking.
The questions raised by investigative journalism should be answered with evidence, transparency and facts.
We must be careful not to create a country where the cost of asking difficult questions is the loss of one's liberty.
I stand in solidarity with Daniel Ojukwu and the team at FIJ. His right to a fair hearing must be protected, and his bail application deserves urgent and fair consideration.
A society that makes accountability dangerous will eventually make impunity comfortable.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FDJ Condemns Remand of FIJ Journalist Daniel Ojukwu, Demands Immediate Withdrawal of the Charges
Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
Lagos, Nigeria.
Please stop. Read and retweet. 🛑
Aunty Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire @Adejoke_O_A, why was money meant for our children’s classrooms paid into a restaurant account?
Ma, do you sleep well at night? Our children sit on bare floors, learning under trees. About 18 million of them are not in school at all.
Does your conscience not trouble you?
You are 67. Politics has fed you for decades, from commissioner all the way to SSA. Is it too much to ask that it feeds the next generation too?
Daniel Ojukwu asked you the same question. Today he is sitting in Kuje prison.
Isn’t it a terrible shame that we are begging you to consider the future of children young enough to be your grandchildren?
So here I am, asking again. Ask your sham United for Change NGO to petition me but Aunty Joke,
answer first. We will keep asking until you answer.
#AuntyJokeAnswer #Journalismisnotacrime #FreeDanielOjukwu
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BVAS malfunction is rigging.
IREV having network issue is rigging.
Over voting and cancellation on result sheets is rigging.
Missing collation sheet is rigging.
Attempting to snatch ballot box is rigging
Vote buying is rigging.
Parents warn your children, children warn your parents.
If you rig, your life is at risk. Election rigging is a treasonable offense.