I’ll continue to speak truth to power —Falana
HUMAN rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, faulted the Presidency for accusing him of ‘misrepresentation of facts’, adding that he would continue to ask pertinent questions in the public interest. Falana, in a statement titled: ‘Femi Falana, Covid-19 fund and the art of misrepresentation’, insisted that he will not be intimidated to speak truth to power. The statement reads: “At the memorial lecture held by the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, in Lagos on Sunday, February 12, 2024, in honour of its foundation president, the late Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, I urged Nigerians to demand accountability in respect of the huge funds gained the removal of fuel subsidy. In the course of my presentation, I informed the audience that the sum of N135 billion was distributed to the 36 state governments last December to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. “In a rejoinder to my statement, Mr Temitope Ajayi, a Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, accused me...