Sen Buruji Responds to Ngo court case to Extradite him

Group files fresh suit for Kashamu’s extradition
Our attention has been drawn to media reports that one amorphous group hurriedly put together by desperate political detractors of Senator Buruji Kashamu has filed a fresh suit purportedly seeking his extradition.
Ordinarily, we would not have joined issues with these busy-bodies operating under the guise of a non-governmental organisation, but for the need to set the records straight and disabuse the mind of unsuspecting members of the public.
We know where this is coming from. It is politically-motivated and like other plots before it, it will fail. Senator Kashamu is not living in hiding. So, the issue of saying he will be in Port Harcourt for the August 17th convention or at the Senate does not arise. Besides, the extradition proceedings brought against him sometime last year was dismissed by a court of competent jurisdiction, meaning it cannot be filed again. This so-called NGO – Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development – only exists in the pockets of Senator Kashamu’s political detractors. Otherwise, how many issues of ethics and economic development has it championed as its name implies.
It is also curious that a court story was credited to a press statement purportedly issued by the group. The question that comes to mind is: when did it become a tradition or part of judicial reporting to do a court story based on a press statement or press release? This smacks of a poor hatchet job by some persons.
For the avoidance of doubt, Senator Kashamu has neither committed any offence nor is he wanted anywhere. The allegations against him have been found to be false by competent courts, both at home and abroad. It is those who are drowning and looking for those to pull down with them that should carry their cross like a man and stop all this mudslinging.
Signed
Austin Oniyokor
Media Adviser to Senator Buruji Kashamu