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The Alaafin of Oyo has shared his view on the controversial Hate Speech bill at the Senate.
Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi has criticized the hate
speech bill which was re-introduced to the Senate by Deputy Chief Whip,
Senator Sabi Abdullahi.
Oba Lamidi made his view known while speaking at a book
presentation which is part of the ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary
of the Nigerian Tribune, advised lawyers and lawmakers to ensure that
the bill doesn’t get passed into law.
Wondering why criticism should lead to death, the Alaafin of Oyo
stated that a government that doesn’t want to be criticized shouldn’t be
in government.
“If I have not killed anyone; and I give an opinion that is
contrary to the government’s, will it be a sufficient reason for me to
be charged for death penalty? Where are the lawyers in Nigeria?
Constitutional lawyers in Nigeria, where are they? Can’t they speak
up?”, he said.
Going back memory lane, the Oba defended his stance on free speech h and right to education.
“My friend, Chief Nnamdi Azikiwe has a peculiar character and I
wish he could continue to learn about the constitutional lesson from
Chief Obafemi Awolowo in his reply to Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe. We have
quotation and quotations from this literate man.
“During the Constitutional conferences that held in the 50s at
Lancaster House, three giants from the country postulated different
approaches to the Nigerian Independence. Sir Ahmadu Bello said North is
for Northerners; East for Easterners and West for the Westerners.
Azikiwe said, there should be one Constitution, one Country, one
destiny.
“Awolowo rose up and said No!. We are not talking about the
Constitution that will be suitable for Nigeria. But what is suitable for
Nigeria is when you have a multi lingual, multi national and multi
religious country with diverse races. That before independence the whole
school we had on ground was 123 for the whole of the North while the
South had 5,000 schools. There is no way. That illiterate will continue
to govern the literate people. It cannot work and it will not work.
“Awolowo projected what will be the question of North-east,
North-central. That of you don’t educate the people, the Almanjiri will
become bandits. Today, in Zamfara and Yobe, the governments are now
subjected to banditry. And they are exchanging these bandits, giving
them money. How can government give bandits money? That is a collapse of
governance and government.”
Speaking on the insecurity in the North, he said:
“Just three days ago, Governor Ganduje said that Kano has the
largest number of out of school children. How can we have stability in
the country when half of the country are governed by illiterates? When
banditry has taken over the governance? Surely there cannot be peace in
the country. And tell me, Editors are here. When you said you have
technically defeated Boko Haram, what is the technicality in defeat?
“Either we agree we have not been able to subdue them and admit
it. Now, they are quoting United Nations figures for us. And our
government is telling them we are not under America or UK but we are
going there to loan money from them…”
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