By Julius Alabi, Akure
Constitutional lawyer and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Dr. Tunji Abayomi has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigerians to be fair in handling the issue of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu and others not to throw the baby out with the bathwater
According to him, let both the people and their government be fair and just in judging Betta Edu and others.
“We must remember that all Citizens regardless of their state and condition are entitled to the protection of the law and right,” he said.
Abayomi in a statement personally signed in Akure, the Ondo State capital today said that now the rush to condemn and convict Betta Edu may please our disappointment in government especially because of our long suffering but it may not accord with our law.
His words: “Citizens right to justice howsoever requires right to proper judgment free from community anger and anguish.
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“There is difference between a crime and a wrong. While it is true that every crime is a wrong, not every wrong is a crime,” Abayomi noted
The Constitutional lawyer further stated that “Often wrongs aim at correction as common Citizens can in fact be wrong while crime aims at conviction often after impartial judgment.
“The Federal government has ordered investigation. This is part of the obligation of government to the people. We must however recognise that the Civil rights of citizens require a proper environment of fairness and impartiality not one polluted by our anger or anguish”‘ he added.