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Obasanjo and Ehindero ignorant about the Supreme Court judgment-Diran Odeyemi

December 8, 2006
Saharareporters: Can we have your principal?s view about the Supreme Court judgment?

Answer: Yes, we are respecter of the laws of the land. We intend to comply with relevant laws, but we have been in consultation with our lawyers and they seem to think that the judgment was a ?declaratory? judgment and it really doesn?t affect us.

 

Saharareporters: What do you mean, are you still maintaining this ?declaratory? judgment defense line?

 

Answer: Yes, we have consulted with our lawyers and they have made it clear that the Supreme Court didn?t say Alao ?Akala should quit office. They merely gave a judgment to affirm the position of the Appeal Court; it is not different from before. The judgment of the Supreme Court cannot be enforced!

 

Saharareporters: What about the declarations by the IG of Police and the office of President Obasanjo that the Supreme Court judgments will be enforced this time around?

 

Yes, I have read the declaration by Obasanjo and Ehindero to that effect, I think they are both ignorant of the judgment of the Supreme Court, apparently they have not read the judgment. As soon as they read the judgment they will find out that there is nothing to enforce in the Supreme Court judgment.

 

Saharareporters: ?You mean they will recant their positions?

 

Oh yes, they will realize that there is nothing in the Supreme Court judgment and I can assure you that they will recant their statements.

 

Saharareporters: Are you a lawyer, you seem to have a lot of legal interpretation to these judgments pertaining to Oyo State, first, it was the Appeal Court judgment and now the Supreme Court, what is this all about?

 

I am not a lawyer, but we have consulted with our lawyers and they know for sure that there is nothing in the Supreme Court judgment. The Supreme Court did not ask Alao-Akala to quit office. So?

 

Saharareporters: (Cuts in)?Can?t you get it that the Appeal Court ruled that the process that brought Alao-Akala to power was null and void and it is as though he was never governor, I mean why can?t you understand the import of that especially for someone that is as enlightened as you?

 

No, the Supreme Court didn?t say Alao-Akala should quit and that is what this about, he remains governor. And as for me, I am just doing my job; I cannot abandon Alao-Akala at this point.

 

Saharareporters: The sad part about all these is that for people like you, it is worrisome that you came to Nigeria from London to become a public relations monster, supporting illegalities in Oyo State, what happened to your conscience?

 

Nothing, I am doing my job as a professional

 

Saharareporters: What do you mean by being a professional, what sort of profession is that, I think you are just a jobber promoting anarchy in Oyo State for money, don?t you think so?

 

Hey, I think you?ve taken it too personal?

 

Saharareporters: Yes, I can take it personal because I know you a bit personally, you wrote loads of articles on the internet about justice and fair play and now, I just felt you have misled a lot of people and just came down to Nigeria and you are even worse than some of the folks who have never been anywhere outside Nigeria, how do you call that a profession or how is that professional?

 

I am I not a journalist anymore?

 

Saharareporters: I don?t recall that promoting anarchy equals professional journalism?

 

 

Ehm, Ehm, Ehhm?. I am doing what a professional will do. I cannot abandon my boss. He is still Governor and you will soon see what I mean.

 

Saharareporters: What if your boss and his people are flushed out any moment from now?

 

Nobody will flush us out; you can quote me on that. There is nothing to the Supreme Court judgment to be enforced.


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