The ongoing Ibom Air dispute has now taken an unnecessary turn, with a N500 billion lawsuit dragging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Umo Eno into the matter. This raises a troubling question: why involve them in what is clearly a corporate issue between an airline and a passenger?
Ibom Air is a registered corporate entity, governed by its own management and legal framework. Neither the President nor the Governor is a director or shareholder in the airline. To rope them into this case is to blur the lines between corporate accountability and political leadership.
The Federal Government has already advised the Nigerian Police to withdraw charges against Comfort Emmanson, which was a fair and commendable decision. That should have provided a pathway to resolution. Instead, the matter is now being sensationalized with high-profile names that add no real value to the quest for justice.
The essence of law is truth and fairness, not theatrics. Litigation should not be reduced to a stage for cheap publicity or political point-scoring. Every time lawyers drag unrelated parties into disputes, they dilute their own arguments and waste the court’s precious time.
Justice is best served when the facts are pursued directly. In this case, the dragging of President Tinubu and Governor Umo Eno into the Ibom Air matter is needless drama—nothing more than a distraction from the real issues that deserve attention. Nigerians deserve a more serious approach to justice.
by Chief Edet Isong, Okete Okete Oro.