CSOs Oppose Fasina’s Ambassadorial Nomination, Demand Withdrawal

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has expressed concern over the nomination of the immediate past vice-chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, as an ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, calling for the immediate withdrawal of the nomination.
The coalition, in a statement jointly signed by Gender Relevance Initiative Promotion, Gender Mobile Initiative, Hope Behind Bars, Braveheart Initiative, Speak Out Africa Initiative, Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers, and Advocate of Rule of Law and Human Dignity, said the nomination raised fundamental questions about Nigeria’s commitment to constitutionalism, accountability...