'Ogala was lobbying to be the Attorney-General' - Atiku's aide fires Tinubu's US lawyer after victory

Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communications to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted Tinubu's lawyer and former National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, Babatunde Ogala for his comments after a US Judge ruled against his principal.

Shaibu in a statement following the victory to his principal said Ogala "was lobbying to be the Attorney-General" adding that "he believed it was his birthright after defending Tinubu in court on several occasions."

Recall that Ogala described Atiku's victory in US court as of no consequence.

Ogala had also compared the victory to masturbation, insisting that the judgment would have no consequence on Atiku’s appeal against Tinubu’s victory at the Supreme Court.

Phrank Shaibu said in a statement: “Justice Maldonado who has spent less than one year on the bench and who sat on this case for barely a month, has been able to do what the Nigerian judiciary could not do for 23 years. This explains why the Nigerian society is on the brink of slipping into the state of nature, which Thomas Hobbes described as short, brutish, and nasty.

“Ordinarily, we would not have responded to the words of a legal Lilliputian who has never won any landmark case in court and whose growth in the legal field is tied to the apron strings of a Chicago Bagman. However, the truth needs to be said for the sake of posterity.

“It is unfortunate that Ogala glorifies technicality instead of justice. Ogala claimed that the victory was meaningless. So, why did his principal try to block the release of his credentials if he had nothing to hide? Why did he also appeal the initial judgment? The Bible says only the wicked run when no one chases them. Why has Tinubu been blocking the release of his academic records for nearly 30 years?”

Atiku’s aide said Ogala’s outburst was based on his desperation to receive an appointment from Tinubu, having failed to make the cabinet.

He claimed that, “Ogala was lobbying to be the Attorney-General. He believed it was his birthright after defending Tinubu in court on several occasions.

“However, having only received the title of senior advocate two years ago without any remarkable or landmark cases under his belt, Tinubu opted for the more experienced Lateef Fagbemi.

“Since then, Ogala has been trying to ingratiate himself to Tinubu and is now standing logic on its head just to please his master. How pathetic!”

NBA