The 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has lamented the harsh reality of the Nigerian legal system.
Obi’s statement comes following the intervention of Governor Ademola Adeleke in a case of a Nigerian man, Olowookere, 17 years old who was sentenced to death by hanging for stealing a fowl and egg. He commended the governor for intervening in the case and preventing the death of the young man.
Peter Obi in a post shared on his official X handle on Friday stated that the Nigeria legal system is one that treats you as a criminal and get you silenced if you speak freely while individuals who embezzle billions of public funds are celebrated, even when caught and taken to court.
Obi stated that the sentence alone far exceeded the demands of justice.
His post reads,”I like to commend Governor Ademola Adeleke for stepping in to prevent the inhumane punishment of death by hanging for the theft of a fowl and eggs—an offense for which the individual had already spent 14 years in prison.
“That sentence alone far exceeded the demands of justice, if the crime warranted such consideration in the first place. This case underscores the harsh inequalities of the Nigerian legal system.
“If you dare to speak freely, you are treated as a criminal and silenced. If you embezzle billions of public funds, you are celebrated, even when caught and taken to court. Yet, those pursuing honest, legitimate businesses are burdened by oppressive regulations and treated with suspicion, as though success through integrity is a crime.
“It is a system that rewards impunity while punishing integrity—a stark indictment of our need for urgent judicial reform and genuine accountability in governance,” he added.
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