The erstwhile chairman of All Progressives Congress – Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC) in Ogun State, Otunba Femi Davies has been detained by the Department of Security Services (DSS) today, Monday, August 7, 2023, in Abeokuta.
Davies was invited for questioning by the service on Friday, an invitation which he honored, having nothing to fear as a law-abiding citizen and a public-interest journalist.
Surprisingly, he has been held incommunicado by the general public, family, and associates since he arrived at the Ogun State Command of the DSS.
Given that journalism is not a crime in this country, the earlier invitations and subsequent detention of Otunba Femi Davies by the DSS are completely illegal and a naked abuse of power. Sections 34, 35, and 39 of the 1999 Constitution are clear on this.
This naked abuse of power stands condemned. The willingness of the lawless SSS to be used as tools of intimidation and state repression also stands condemned in our society.
It is also pertinent to note that Otunba Davies was appointed and served as the Media and Publicity Directorate of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Ogun State, a position he diligently delivered for the mandate and candidature of the present President of this nation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, before it was dissolved in April 2023.
Davies is the President of the Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON) and a well-sought-after Public Relations consultant, publicist, and brand manager with an outstanding career that has spanned close to three decades.
Ojelabi, the publisher of Freelanews, is an award winning and professionally trained mass communicator and a recipient of the D9112 Superstar Icon Award, who writes ruthlessly about pop culture, religion, politics and entertainment.
