Nigeria’s attorney-general and minister for justice Abubakar Malami has debunked reports that he asked President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the constitution and declare a state of emergency as insecurity in the West African country spikes. xPeoples Gazette reported on Wednesday that Malami sent an 18-page memo date May 4, 2021, urging the president to take the drastic step to bring Nigeria’s security problems under control. Peoples Gazette said the national security adviser Babagana Monguno backed Malami’s position but top officials of Buhari’s government were divided on how to proceed with the plan. “Malami remains a true democrat who believes in rules of law and tenant of democracy and Constitutional order,” said in a statement. “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.”

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2021 08:09 UTC