The media aide to former Vice president Atiku Abubakar, PaulIbe, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga for callingfor sanction of Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of theIndigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, over the protest by activist Omoyele Sowore. Ibe wondered how Onanuga’s call for Ejimakor’s sanctionaffects the price of rice, beans, and the wellbeing of Nigerians. Onanuga had accused Ejimakor of failing to abide by theprinciples of sub-judice by joining the free Nnamdi Kanu protest convened bySowore in Abuja. He accused Kanu’s Special Counsel of resorting to extralegal tactics in his push for his client’s freedom. However, Ibe faulted Onanuga’s stance, stressing thateverything should not be about politics. Posting on X, Ibe wrote: “Dear Bayo Onanuga, Everything mustnot necessarily be about politics. But that should not be surprisingconsidering that you serve an incompetent and clueless President who hasabandoned governance for politics. “Nigeria’s Rules of Professional Conduct for LegalPractitioners (2007) do not contain anything that prohibits lawyers fromjoining peaceful protests related to their clients. Section 40 of the 1999Constitution as Amended guarantees freedom of assembly, which includesprofessionals such as lawyers. “By the way, how does your politically motivated call forthe 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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