#ENDSARS: Challenge CBN’s action in Court if your account is frozen – Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has backed the decision by the federal government to freeze bank accounts of citizens who participated in the #EndSARS protests.
According to him, the government has operated within the provisions of the law and the affected persons have to appear in court to present facts why their accounts should not be frozen.
It will be recalled that the request of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to freeze accounts of 19 Nigerians and companies linked to the #EndSARS protests has been granted by a Federal High Court in Abuja presided by Justice Ahmed Mohammed.
Speaking on the development on Wednesday when he appeared as a guest on Channels TV Sunrise Daily, Akeredolu submitted that the freezing of accounts is not a final decision as the matter is still in court, but the government action so far is not out of place.
“Speaking very honestly, I don’t see anything wrong in it,” Akeredolu said
“If for instance, my account was frozen, what would I do? All I would do is go back to court to explain. Even politicians, their accounts are sometimes frozen. You have to go to court and explain. And at the end of the day, the court will say, ‘Leave the account. The account should be de-frozen’ and you take your money back.”
“If your account is frozen, you justify why the money was there. You come to explain to what use you have put this money,”
“If it is that ‘Okay, we used this money to pay this caterer to give food to these boys when they were there. We spent money between before the hoodlums took over,’ it will be explained, people will know and the accounts will be de-frozen,” he added.
Frozen the account of #endsars protesters is not the solution, instead they look into the problem and solve it.
Hmmm
If that’s the right thing then let’s move forward
The government did not see the account of bokoharam to block but those who are demanding for justice.
Good advice… Protest is our fundametal rights…
Government should look inward and finding solution to insecurities instead of tackling the innocent people.
Those people involved should go to court and explain their own view and let the court know the reason why can’t freeze their account.
So this is all you have to say Mr Governor
It is not good..o
You people should stop intimidating the masses
Enough is enough…o
What the Govt did was out of place how are these people going to feed and take care of their r daily expenses
is still the same court that grant them the order to froze it how re we sure that they can help
This is not the solution.
I don’t know what is wrong with this government sha,so person no have right again
Those People Involved Should Go To Court And Explain Their Own View And Let The Court Know The Reason Why Can’t Freeze Their Account
Government Should Look Inward And Finding Solution To Insecurities Instead Of Tackling The Innocent People
Frozen The Account Of #Endsars Protesters Is Not The Solution, Instead They Look Into The Problem And Solve It.
The account of protesters can be freezes but that of politician who embezzled public funds account shouldn’t be freezes. All systems in this country are not working
Why did they not freeze the acct earlier Before the protest. They jst want to shut the mouth of the youths there actions are out of place