First up, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written to the United Kingdom court that found former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and a doctor, Obinna Obeta, guilty of organ trafficking.

In June 2022, Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested and charged in court for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The senator has been remanded in custody since then, but his wife was granted bail in July.

In a letter dated April 3, 2023, and addressed to the chief clerk of central criminal court, Old Bailey, Obasanjo said though Ekweremadu’s action is “unpleasant and condemnable and can’t be tolerated in any sane or civilized society”, the court should temper justice with mercy for the sake of their sick daughter.

Ekweremadu is at risk of being sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in line with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 of the United Kingdom.

The letter further said the Ekweremadus have learnt from the distressing experience, and urged the court and the UK government to show clemency.

The former president also extolled the virtues, achievements, service and charitable deeds of the senator before his travails.

Reacting to this in an interview with inspiration FM, Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, Nba-Spidel, Dr. Monday Ubani commended Obasanjo while saying that it is a noble act.

Renowned Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has condemned the recent controversial statement made by Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice presidential candidate for the Labour Party.

Baba-Ahmed had stated that the swearing-in of President-elect Bola Tinubu could mean the end of democracy in Nigeria.

Speaking during an appearance on Arise TV on April 5, 2023, Soyinka described Baba-Ahmed's comments as unbecoming and stated that he had never heard such language used for blackmail.

Soyinka further noted that Baba-Ahmed's do-or-die provocation is not what the people of Nigeria have been struggling for, and it goes against the principles of democracy. He added that he had never heard such blackmailing language before.

Baba-Ahmed's statement has sparked controversy in Nigeria, with some of Tinubu's supporters calling for his arrest.

The ongoing conversation surrounding the upcoming inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the country's president-elect continues to attract attention.

Soyinka's condemnation of Baba-Ahmed's statement adds to the discourse on the matter.