Nigerian Tweeps Knock Tinubu’s Youth Minister For Trying To Free Detained Social Media Influencer, Pastor Okezie ‘Over APC Affiliation’.

Jaiyeorie April 16, 2024

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Photo by Ije-Luv on April 13, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of 1 person and text.

Photo by Ije-Luv on April 13, 2024. May be a Twitter screenshot of text.

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.Nigerian netizens have taken to the X platform (formerly Twitter) to knock the Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, over his statement regarding the case of social media influencer Pastor Okezie J. Atani, arrested for alleged defamation by the Abia State Police Command.Okezie was arrested for allegedly defaming a lady popularly known as Serah Ibrahim, a loyalist of Peter Obi and Labour Party.Meanwhile, Okezie is a supporter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).Reacting to Okezie’s arrest, the minister in a statement issued on Friday said President Bola Tinubu’s administration decided to take action to secure his release because of the government’s commitment to due process and fairness.However, the X users have been lambasting the minister for allegedly being biased, saying he had not been taking any action on cases involving other Nigerian youths. They accused him of taking a personal interest in Okezie’s case because he is an APC supporter.The X users berated the minister for not intervening in the case of a social media influencer, Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele Speaks II, who is facing trial over his alleged defamation of Evangelist Ebuka Obi of Zion Prayer Movement Outreach.They also questioned the minister for not intervening in the case of Chioma Okoli, a female customer of Erisco Foods Limited who was arrested in 2023 by the Nigeria Police Force over her view of one of the Erisco Foods products on Facebook.An X user, Ogbeniabbey said, “Well done bro but this is bad precedence. Yes, we asked you to help Pastor but not to release a statement about it. “They will ask you if you have mentioned anything about Chioma Okoli or Ijele, and I am sure you won’t be able to give an answer. Wisdom bro, wisdom!”

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