Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has fired back at former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his alleged intolerance for criticism.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV, Adeyanju expressed strong disapproval after Obi reportedly filed a defamation lawsuit against him.
According to Adeyanju, anyone seeking public office must be willing to face scrutiny, criticism, and even insults from the people.
“If Peter doesn’t want to be criticised, he should go back to his house and be eating jollof rice. Anyone who puts himself up for public office must be criticised, scrutinized and insulted. Anybody who feels too big to be criticised or too big to be insulted… that’s the same mentality his aides and Obidient mob have,” he said.
The comments have since stirred mixed reactions online, with many Nigerians debating whether the lawyer’s remarks were valid or misplaced.
A few reactions below:
- @ShrewdT3ch: “Every day we make stupid people famous and then wonder why things like this happen. Look at this guy who doesn’t know the difference between defamation and criticism, yet thinks he’s the chosen one.”
- @kingydavies: “Lawyer that doesn’t know the difference between defamation of character and criticism. Omo, how them take call this one to bar sef?”
- @samtex88: “A lawyer who does not know what is criticism and defamation. You wake up every day to talk about a man who never offends you, he’s not in government, but you ignore people in government and keep attacking him.”
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