By Adekola Afolabi

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A legal practitioner, Dr Kayode Ajulo has described Mr Femi Fani – Kayode’s (FFK) admission into All Progress Congress, APC, as a ‘symbolic presidential amnesty’, considering his past attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said APC was magnanimous to have received FFK, irrespective of the fact that some persons including some party members might not be happy with the development.
Ajulo said this in a statement he issued on Thursday against the backdrop of Fani-Kayode’s recent defection to the APC.
“FFK’ past attacks on President Buhari and the APC had unwittingly influenced passions in some quarters, for armed and unarmed agitations against the President and the Nigerian state”, he said
He recalled that Fani Kayode had suggested on different occasions with his tweets, that the APC government was filled with terrorists.
Ajulo, however, said that the commendable magnanimity of President Buhari to Fani Kayode should be extended to various agitators across the country as a basis for amnesty.
“For our immediate purpose therefore, amnesty means forgiveness, cessation of remembrance of wrong, leniency and mercy,” he said.
“The symbolism by the President signposts the fact that the vilest of ‘sinner’ in his lucid moment of thorough reflections, can be granted safe passage toward the “mercy seat,” he said.
According to him, haven been given the benefit of ‘eating his cake and having it, the same level of understanding, leniency and mercy should be extended to his allies.