The Presidency says it is too early for it to weigh in on the prosecution of the detained publisher of Sahara Reporter, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Services (DSS).
YaahooJournalist reports that the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, said this during a live political programme Politics Today aired on Channel television.
Adesina said that Sowore’s prosecution was still unravelling within the realms of the security and judiciary.
The presidential spokesman said: “It is an issue that is unraveling and I think it is still in the realm of security and judiciary. The DSS has a spokesman in Peter Afunanya. If you ask him this question I m sure he will be able to respond.”
Speaking further, Adesina said that he had not been briefed by President Muhammadu Buhari on the stand of the presidency.
He said: “As we are now I think it is premature for the presidency to weigh into this matter but when the presidency speaks it should be the final position on this.
“The President had been away. He came into the country yesterday. I have not been briefed. If he says this is our position on this matter then I can speak on it.
“Because I have not been briefed I won’t be able to say much but I am sure as a media house if you try to speak with the spokesman of the DSS he may oblige.”
The presidential spokesman maintained that only the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami was in the best person to respond to some of the questions posed to him by the anchor regarding Sowore.
