₦airaland Forum

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s media aide, Paul Ibe, says Temitope Ajayi’s call for capital punishment for the corper Ushie Rita ‘Raye’ Uguamaye is symptomatic of President Bola Tinubu’s government’s growing intolerance for criticisms and opposition.

Ms Uguamaye recently excoriated Mr Tinubu as the most “terrible” president the country has ever had as she lamented the galloping inflation pounding millions of Nigerians deeper into poverty.

In the aftermath of her scathing remarks, Mr Ajayi, a presidential aide, called for the head of the corps member, specifically mooting a death penalty. Allegations of more threats against Ms Uguamaye have been reported.

Reacting to Mr Ajayi’s statement, Mr Ibe said, “The call for the death penalty on Raye, the corps member, who called out President Bola Tinubu for being a ‘terrible President’ is symptomatic of this administration’s intolerance of alternative viewpoints and disdain for democratic values.

The spokesman for Mr Atiku added, “Truth be told, what they’re currently doing in terms of the weaponisation of poverty and pain-inflicting policies on the over 200 million citizens of our beloved country is akin to a death sentence. #tinubuisadisaster.”

helinues:
Capital punishment under NYSC.

Abeg, is death penalty the capital punishment under NYSC

Walahi, we have so many educated illiterates in Nigeria

iwaeda:
Temitope Ajayi supporting a failure has become FAILURE. I know him as a fine journalist, but since he started working with APC he lost it. He tried changing what he wrote about capital punishment.

Hankulu:
Are you literate enough to be my secretary?