Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has described the attack on the former deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in Germany as barbaric which he said has debased our values as civilised people.
In a statement by Ola Awoniyi, his Special Adviser on Media, the Senate President condemned without reservation, such shameful assault on Senator Ekweremadu.
“It is incredibly absurd for anybody to blame the distinguished Senator for the violent criminal activities in his home base, the purported reason cited by the mob for the bewildering attack.
“Senator Ekweremadu, like all his distinguished colleagues in the Ninth Assembly of the Senate, is concerned about the insecurity and other challenges in that area and other parts of Nigeria. Senator Ekweremadu has also been at the forefront of the patriotic efforts to find lasting solutions to the challenges.
“The barbaric attack on Senator Ekweremadu at a forum to which he was invited to contribute to charting a course for the progress and happiness of Ndigbo debase our values as civilised people. It is most reprehensible and should be condemned by all right-thinking Nigerians.”
Senator Ahmed Lawan called on the German authorities to identify those involved in the despicable act so that the law can take its course against them.
This was even as he advised Nigerians to always reflect deeply and broadly before embarking on a course of action.
He appealed to the youth to always ventilate whatever grievances they have along the lines prescribed by the law and recommended by reason and democratic ethos.
The Senate President advised Senator Ekweremadu not to be deterred by the incident from his path of service to his people and Nigerians in general, but to take it as part of the sacrifice of leadership.
Senator Ekweremadu was to give a keynote address yesterday, August 17, at the Second Igbo Annual Cultural Festival and Convention, organised by Ndi-Igbo in Germany when a mob, which identified itself as members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) invaded the venue and beat him up, breaking the windscreen of his car and tearing up his dress. He managed to escape what looked like a move to lynch him.
