In a letter written and signed by the music star, he stated that there was no need in constituting a 5 man panel to investigate human rights abuses stated earlier by the president's aide, Femi Adesina.
He agued that section 5 of the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act 2010 empowers the National Human Rights Commission itself to receive complaints and investigate all allege cases of Human Rights abuses in the country.
"His Excellency,
President Muhammadu Buhari G.C.F.R.,
Presidential Villa,
Aso Rock,
Abuja, FCT.
"Dear Mr. President.
"REQUEST FOR THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FOR THE DISCHARGE OF ITS FUNCTION WITH RESPECT TO CASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN NIGERIA.
"I hereby write to your Excellency as regards the above topic.
"It has been brought to my knowledge via a statement by your Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, that the Federal Government has accepted the 5 point request of the ENDSARS protest presented by well-meaning Nigerian youths.
"This statement went on to state that there would be an independent investigation Panel to look into the violation of Human Rights by the defunct SARS and other segment of the Nigeria Police.
"Quoting Mr Adesina's statement: "the forum agrees to the setting up of this independent Panel by the National Human Rights Commission within the next one week".
"It is patinent to note that section 5 of the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act 2010 empowers the National Human Rights Commission itself to receive complaints and investigate all allege cases of Human Rights violations in Nigeria and make appropriate recommendations to the President.
"The detailed and concise provision of this section adequately empowers the Human Rights Commission to look into these cases by itself. The Commission need not set up another panel for the exercise of it's functions.
"More importantly, the National Human Rights Commission ought to have a governing council under section 2 of the National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act consisting of the following people.
"(a) a chairman who shall be a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria or the Court of Appeal or a retired judge of a High Court of a State.
(b) a representative each from the following Federal Ministries.
"(i) Justice (ii) foreign affairs; (iii) internal affairs;
"(c) Three representative of registered human rights organization in Nigeria;
(d) Two legal practitioners who shall not have not less than 10 years post qualification experience.
(e) Three representative of the media, at least two of whom shall be from the private sector.
"(f) Three other person's to represent a variety of interest; and
(g) The executive secretary of the Commission.
"According to section 7(3) of the National Human Rights Commission Act, the executive secretary of the commission does not have the powers to act without a governing council.
"In the light of the foregoing, I hereby call on Your Excellency to immediately reconstitute the Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission and to do so publicly as well as transparently in order to restore confidence of young Nigerians in your propose Police reform process.
"Failure to do this would force young Nigerians to believe that the continuous refusal to reconstitute the Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission is a deliberate attempt to mislead us into thinking genuine efforts are been made at reforming the Nigeria Police, when in truth the opposite is the case.
" I am confident that Your Excellency will grant my humble request in order to guarantee the protection of the fundamental human rights of all Nigerians.
"Your's faithfully,
Folarin "Falz" Falana."
The letter reads.
