The media aide to former Vice president Atiku Abubakar, Paul
Ibe, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga for calling
for sanction of Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over the protest by activist Omoyele Sowore.
Ibe wondered how Onanuga’s call for Ejimakor’s sanction
affects the price of rice, beans, and the wellbeing of Nigerians.
Onanuga had accused Ejimakor of failing to abide by the
principles of sub-judice by joining the free Nnamdi Kanu protest convened by
Sowore in Abuja.
He accused Kanu’s Special Counsel of resorting to extra
legal tactics in his push for his client’s freedom.
However, Ibe faulted Onanuga’s stance, stressing that
everything should not be about politics.
Posting on X, Ibe wrote: “Dear Bayo Onanuga, Everything must
not necessarily be about politics. But that should not be surprising
considering that you serve an incompetent and clueless President who has
abandoned governance for politics.
“Nigeria’s Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal
Practitioners (2007) do not contain anything that prohibits lawyers from
joining peaceful protests related to their clients. Section 40 of the 1999
Constitution as Amended guarantees freedom of assembly, which includes
professionals such as lawyers.
“By the way, how does your politically motivated call for
the sanction of Aloy Ejimakor affect the prices of rice, beans, yam, milk,
among others, and indeed the material well being of the average Nigerian?”
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