A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has remanded the State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olusegun Adewara, over alleged defamation against the government.
Adewara was arraigned on Thursday before the court presided over by Justice T.S Umar on a two-count charge bordering on alleged defamation and public disturbance.
Reacting to the development in a statement issued by the Assistant State Publicity Secretary of the party, Bashir Ashura, the PDP condemned the remand of its spokesperson, describing it as politically motivated.
They alleged that the prosecution of the party’s spokesperson was “a deliberate attempt by the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration to intimidate opposition voices and silence critics of government failures in the state.”
The opposition party further accused the state government of focusing on critics instead of addressing insecurity and other socio-economic challenges confronting residents.
