Dr Kayode Ajulo is a constitutional lawyer and coordinator of Progressive Lawyers for Osinbajo, a group rooting for the presidency of the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. In this interview with FRIDAY OLOKOR, he speaks on the Vice-President’s actions as Acting President, among other issues
Can you allay the fears of those who say the Vice-President will be an RCCG (Redeemed Christian Church of God) President?
In the noble words of Bernard Kerik, “Political criticism is the best friend of an enemy.” It is, therefore, clear beyond peradventure that such postulations are made by those who tend to find solace in dispraising the Vice-President.
In Nigeria, two major political currencies exist, expendable as it suits one’s interest. They are religion and ethnicity. Thus in speaking contemptuously of a political candidate, such currency is inextricably traded. It, therefore, suits his traducers to use religious sentiments.
Undoubtedly, Prof Osinbajo is a Christian and a…
