Xenophobia: Temper justice with mercy Deputy Senate Majority Leader pleads with President

 

Yesterday May 5th,  The Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Abdul Ningi,  pleaded with  President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to temper justice with mercy so  that the permanent secretary Foreign Affairs  is not dismissed. Ambassador Danjuma Sheni's got the suspension because he  recalled Nigeria’s envoy in South Africa  without a clearance from President Jonathan.

 He said: “Knowing the anger and the mood of this country and believing that the Senate, and indeed, the National Assembly did the right thing in suggesting and urging the executive to recall the Ambassador, I, therefore, want this Senate not to look the other way but to urge Mr. President to temper justice with mercy.

“It is, indeed, within the president’s responsibility, powers and jurisdiction and I think it’s important at times like this that the Senate President, David Mark, should urge the president to temper justice with mercy so  that the permanent secretary is not dismissed. He did the wrong thing at the wrong time and he should not have done it because of the mood. So, the president, a humble man, should be lenient.”