By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON
A frontline presidential aspirant ahead of the 2023 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo has called for the stipulation of laws and enforcing them to combat hate and lawlessness.
He expressed this in a tweet on his official Tweeter handle, @Pres_Adebayo on Sunday morning, while suggesting a way out of the murder of a Sokoto student, Deborah Samuel Yakubu over an allegation of blasphemy.
“We must stipulate laws and enforce them to combat hate and lawlessness. Justice must be done and be seen to be done in all cases not just for the victim of today, but for the overall safety and health of all because perpetrators of today can be victims tomorrow. We must speak up,” he said.
According to him, in a moment of crisis such as we have in Sokoto, the role of leadership is to understand the issues, find the truth, do justice and unite the people.
“We now understand the issue to be an inexcusable murder in reaction to religious provocation founded on ignorance and intolerance.
“We must avoid defaming all for the misdeeds of a few. We must not exploit anger and grief for any other motive than seeking justice and calming frayed nerves.
“We must not reignite age old disputes or expand cracks in our society. There are only two sides: law versus lawlessness,” he warned.
Prince Adebayo who is an aspirant under the Social Democratic Party (SDP), advised Nigerians to love one another and shelf regional or religious differences.
“At this moment, let us not be Moslems or Christians, North or South, East or West. Let us be human and humane. Let us seek justice not revenge. Let us invoke the law with truth. Let us support the Sokoto State Government to restore order. Let us unite for justice not polarize.
“We in leadership should recognize the stubborn descent into habitual anarchy in our society and unitedly arrest it now. Lynching takes place nationwide on a daily basis. Unlawful killings and unexplained deaths pervade our land in all corners and law enforcement is a rarity.
“Once the victim has been buried and justice is being done, we must address growing intolerance in our land, hate speeches, altercations and provocations online and in real life.
“Mutual disrespect and gross insults targeted at identities and traditions must give way to civility,” he further advised.
