Constitutionality or otherwise of Akeredolu’s 7-day quit order on herdsmen

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Constitutionality or otherwise of Gov Akeredolu’s 7-day quit order on herdsmen in Ondo
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

By CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME

AS a well cultured Nigerian and Catholic Christian, I abhor criminality in all its ramifications. I have been a serial victim. But God has always delivered me from the snares of all evils (Psalm 23). As a constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, I speak not just for today, but for tomorrow and posterity.

I do not simply jump into the fray of issues and take the popular and most convenient route. Many do, without weighing the possible negative effect of such populist positions. Such may be good music to the ears in the short measure. I prefer to look at, not just the short, but the medium and long term effects and consequences of such delicate matters. That is why over 98 per cent of my postulations have always come to pass.

Not a few Nigerians have wondered aloud whether I am a prophet, seer or Nostradamus. I am neither. Some Nigerians have, on the trending issue, been vociferously in support of the Ondo State’s blanket…



Source: Vanguard Newspaper