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This Lai Mohammed and his vilification of Chief Gani Fawehinmi

It is a pity that Mr. Lai Mohammed has now put on a combatant cloak to vilify honest debates in an important case as this. As contradictory as it may sound to a non analytical mind, no remedy can adequately compensate a man so dastardly wronged like Gov. Peter Obi. However, our bone of contention here is in wronging many more people by a remedy fashioned to accommodate one person without allowing the constitutionally mandated procedure, and the possible confusion it may trigger in the polity. Is this too much for Lai to understand? We are all Nigerians with basic rights you know?

This Lai Mohammed and his vilification of Chief Gani Fawehinmi
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If we understand Chief Gani Fawehinmi and his thoughts on Peter Obi's Supreme Court judgment correctly, it can be said the Chief was only worried about jurisdiction and its attendant consequential remedy stemming from this judgment. We were rooting for Gov. Peter Obi here at the NigerianNews at the beginning, middle and the end of this saga, but as patriots, NigerianNews was also worried about the remedy for this serious injustice against an innocent man. We do not at any point fault the judgment of the Supreme Court as a court which can make law through its judgment, but we were worried about not sending this case back to the Court of Appeal where a remedy appropriate to this situation could be fashioned. After all, the constitution solely empowers the Court of Appeal as the Court of last jurisdiction in a disputed gubernatorial election. Once the Supreme Court has clarified the case initially sent to it, it is our belief that it ought to have allowed all constitutionally empowered components to play their roles. It is possible the course of justice could have been perverted if this case were to be sent back to the Court Of Appeal, but is that not the risk everybody takes in a convoluted atmosphere of Nigerian Justice? If everything had been well with Nigeria in the first instance, would Gov. Peter Obi have been denied his rights? The fact is, Nigeria is sick and does not need a quack doctor like those now criticizing Chief Fawehinmi to resuscitate her. A wrong medication will only trigger more problems down the road. A quote from our last editorial will drive how we feel about Gov. Obi home: The purpose of the judiciary is to dispense justice. If this is the case, how does a Governor deprived of his mandate receive justice when denied? Obi was a victim of so many subterranean forces at play, starting from his absence at Okija where his mandate was ritually assigned to his opponent Ngige. This poor and descent guy also fell victim of the rampart House of Assembly dominated by his  adversary. When all these tortures are considered, Gov. Obi deserves nothing but mercy for those who care to be merciful. However, constitutional requirement is not only about mercy, it is about its clarity when clarity can be determined, or interpretation by court of competent jurisdiction when clarity cannot be ascertained. Obviously, and in our opinion, the constitution has in mind a tenure of an objective vector quantity, however, objectivity of this vector starting, from Okija, was seriously perverted to the point where only the Angels of Heaven can untangle the implications of this human wickedness. Obviously, quoting our last editorial above, it can be seen that the problem is not about justice for Gov. Obi for he surely deserves justice. What we had in mind and we believe Chief Fawehinmi had in mind is fashioning an adequate remedy at the appropriate constitutionally appointed court. It is a pity that Mr. Lai Mohammed has now put on a combatant cloak to vilify honest debates in an important case as this. As contradictory as it may sound to a non analytical mind, no remedy can adequately compensate a man so dastardly wronged like Gov. Peter Obi. However, our bone of contention here is in wronging many more people by a remedy fashioned to accommodate one person without allowing the constitutionally mandated procedure, and the possible confusion it may trigger in the polity. Is this too much for Lai to understand? We are all Nigerians with basic rights you know? Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com