CSOs Threaten Tinubu With Lawsuit Over Attack On Gov Emmanuel News
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the presidential rally on Monday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, a coalition of Civil Society Organisations has condemned the statement as hate speech, capable of degenerating into ethnic conflagrations and inflame the polity ahead of the general election.
Briefing journalists yesterday at the House of Assembly complex, the Integrity Alliance, AIIA, led by its president, Mr Stephen Abia, frowned at the outburst, describing it as unwarranted hate speech against the governor, who doubles as the chairman of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaigns Council, and issued a seven days ultimatum to Tinubu to retract his threat statement on the governor and apologise, or face legal action.
“We consider as worrisome, the threat to the life of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State in the shabby outburst by Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We also take serious exception to such unwarranted, unfortunate, and uncontrollable height of vituperation by Mr. Tinubu in our state and people as the Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, without mincing words, is the face of Akwa Ibom.
“Having been accorded the peaceful, serene and secure atmosphere to campaign in Akwa Ibom State, which, of course, would not have been the case about eight years ago, and having been graciously accorded the use of our state facilities by the same Governor Udom Emmanuel whom Mr. Tinubu seeks to exterminate, it is crystal clear that the affront was premeditated and out of heavy ill-will and grudging contempt.
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