Some Nigerian journalists, we need to stop the innuendos and improve our games. We cannot live in a fact-free society where people can wake up and accuse people of abominable things. It is very unfortunate that Nigeria lost citizens in the 21-storey building which collapsed in Ikoyi Lagos despite promises that the last would be the last!
But hitting Vice President Yemi Osinbajo the way it has been characterized is not fair. And this is one area President Buhari has disappointed many people: absence of measured voice for a nation.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied having any connection with the 21-storey building that collapsed at Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday.
At least 36 persons have died in the collapsed building, with some persons are still trapped underneath the rubble.
A report by Sahara Reporters had said the vice president allegedly owns the land on which the collapsed building was constructed.
The building developer, Femi Osibona, who also died in the collapse, was also said to be “fronting” for Mr Osinbajo.
But in a statement on Friday, Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, said the vice president “has no interest whatsoever in said property.”
Mr Osinbajo, who tagged the report as “sponsored falsehood,” said he does not own and has never owned the affected land.
A Supreme Court Justice was attacked in her house by battle-ready soldiers, police, etc and magically the Attorney General, Police, EFFC, etc do not know who did the illegality and yet the President has not put those men where they belong.
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I mean – is this not a republic? What is going on? I have expected the President to call these men and say if within one hour I do not have the names of the vandals who went to Justice Odili’s home, I will sack all of you for sleeping on your jobs!
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said Thursday that relevant authorities’ denials of involvement in last Friday’s raid on the home of a Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Odili, were unsatisfactory.
NBA president, Olumide Akpata, expressed the displeasure of the association about the incident and the reaction of the relevant authorities to it while speaking at the special court session held in honour of a deceased Justice of the Supreme Court, Samuel Oseji, in Abuja.
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, had separately denied authorising the raid or knowledge of it.
Similarly, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the State Security Services (SSS), both of which were also linked to the invasion, had denied involvement.
Dissatisfied with the denials on Friday, NBA president, Mr Akpata, said the body of all Nigerian lawyers would ensure those behind the raid were all exposed and punished.
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Since nobody has admitted to knowing anything about the raid, do we now conclude that it was carried out by armed robbers or bandits? The babies we put in public service never disappoint, because kids rarely disappoint.
Malami was, is and will remain a disaster, but he’s a SAN, that should tell you a lot about the entire legal profession, they are too corrupt to even behave responsibly. As long as award or confirment of Senior Advocates remain a price war thing and quota system exercise, the likes of Malami will always find their way there.
A justice of the Supreme Court was effectively harassed and embarrassed, yet no one seems to know anything about how it happened andwho did what, and all of them will be due for November salaries…
Nothing bothers Buhari, as long as Adesina and Shehu will keep insulting the rest of us with their lame explanations and attacks, the big man can continue dozing and snoring.
As for Osinbajo and the media, well, he needs to keep refuting any allegation that is untrue, since our journalists source news from social media, you cannot expect so much with respect to facts and investigation.
Election has consequences.