Admin I Saturday, 10, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria – Human rights lawyer and counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has stated that Nigerians cannot build a just society when actions and analyses are influenced by tribal, religious, or political biases.
In a statement titled SATURDAY MUSINGS: TRUTH IN CHAINS – THE QUIET DEATH OF CLEAR THINKING, which he posted on his Facebook page on Saturday, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor said, “We cannot demand accountability when we only hold ‘the other side’ accountable.”
He also emphasized that Nigeria cannot progress when loyalty is given to political parties rather than to principles that uphold justice and fairness.
The statement reads:“In a nation where allegiance to political parties often trumps allegiance to truth, objectivity is fast becoming an endangered virtue. We’ve reached a point where the merit of a statement is not judged by its content but by the identity of its speaker. If it’s from ‘our side,’ it must be defended—even if it’s poison. If it’s from the ‘other side,’ it must be attacked—even if it’s gold.
This cognitive captivity is dangerous. It erodes critical thinking, blinds us to reality, and fuels the very dysfunction we claim to despise.
The cost? Truth is sacrificed at the altar of political convenience. Progress stalls. The nation bleeds—slowly, steadily.Objectivity isn’t neutrality; it is intellectual honesty.
It means looking at the facts, regardless of where they lead. It is being able to call out incompetence even when it wears your party’s colours. It is standing for justice even when it is your friend in the dock.
We cannot build a just society if our analyses are tinted by tribal, religious, or political lenses. We cannot demand accountability when we only hold ‘the other side’ accountable. We cannot grow if our loyalty is to parties and not to principles.
This Saturday, I dare you to see clearly. Strip issues to their core. Judge them on facts, not affiliations. The truth has no party. Justice has no tribe. And integrity has no price tag.
History will not remember the loudest voices—it will remember the most honest ones.”
