Tinubu’s aide walks back demand for Raye’s execution, says his comment misrepresented
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Faced with a massive backlash, Temitope Ajayi, an aide to Bola Tinubu, has walked back his call for the execution by hanging or firing squad of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Ushe Uguamaye, known online as Raye, who criticised the President on Tik Tok for his incompetent handling of the economy.
Raye knocked him as a “terrible President” and also dismissed Lagos his backyard as “smelling”.
Ajayi’s original post on Facebook said: “If she is not a corper, she can say whatever she fancies like people do per second. Citizens can abuse a living day out of their President or any public official. It is normal.
“But a corper violated her oath and code of conduct here. That is capital punishment under NYSC.
“You can’t abuse the country you are serving as a corper under any guise and the symbol of sovereign authority, which is the president. She should be punished to the fullest extent, not just warned.”
But after Ajayi’s bombardment by netizens, he issued a statement, saying: “It has become imperative to dispel the misrepresentation and patent mischief that have trailed my comment on a Facebook post.
“I suggested that flagrant and open abuse and disregard of NYSC by-laws and established protocol should attract the full NYSC disciplinary measures, particularly regarding a corps member’s recent display of imprudence.
“It is trite to say the maximum punishment under the NYSC protocol is expulsion; nothing beyond the established norms and laws is suggested or remotely implied.
“The NYSC scheme is a historic and treasured national programme that should not be sullied and ridiculed by indiscipline. It symbolises our triumph over division and consistent effort to forge a more potent and virile union.
“Most importantly, we should abide by our old cherished values of dignity, discipline, and respect for one another as citizens.”
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