Insulting The President (GEJ) Is Now A Punishable Offence Henceforth, anyone who describes President Goodluck Jonathan with ridiculous and unprintable names such as “” and “drunkard” will not be spared, the Presidency has warned. Stating that the decay in societal norms in Nigeria was assuming an alarming dimension, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, said his office would take it as a responsibility to correct the trend. Okupe threatened to “forcefully train” those whose parents failed to take out time to train while growing up with a view to correcting the alleged decay. Writing on Twitter, Okupe argued that although he is a grandfather, the “rascality” being displayed by Jonathan’s critics “is not restricted to any particular age group.” The presidential aide insisted that being a social critic does not give those always lampooning Jonathan the leeway to abuse and malign the President’s character. “Being a critic is no licence to insult and abuse government officials; most especially the President of the nation. Criticism is different. “But when you say the President is an , a drunkard and so forth, you no longer deserve any respect. Yorubas say children that are not trained at home must be forcefully trained by outsiders. It is our cultural obligation.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:55:24 +0000
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