Malami: I didn’t ask Buhari to suspend the constitution

Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s attorney general and the minister of justice has denied asking president Muhammad Buhari to suspend the constitution.

Reports on Wednesday evening claimed that Malami in a secret memo asked Buhari to suspend the constitution and declare marital law.

Reacting through his media aide, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu said, “The attention of the Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,SAN has been drawn to a false and fictitious report alleging that there was a secret memo emanating from the Office to the Presidency.

“General publics are hereby asked to disregard the media report as fabrications of anti-constitutional democratic stability in Nigeria.

“Malami remains a true democrat who believes in rules of law and tenant of democracy and Constitutional order, “the statement reads further.

“The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice is a constitutionally recognised one with its role and responsibilities embedded in the constitution.

“It is antithetical to common sense to think that the holder of such coveted Office as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice will stoop to what was printed by the media.

“The Government does not operate in secrecy as it is not a clandestine operation. Hence, Malami discharges his constitutionally recognized mandates in compliance with principles of transparency, openness and accountability.