- Peterside said there was nothing wrong with the slogan
- He described it as neutral.
The Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Atedo Peterside, has said no open-minded and right-thinking person will take offense at ‘All Eyes On The Judiciary’ slogan.
Recall that the All Eyes on the Election Tribunal Judges mantra began as a social media campaign by supporters of presidential candidates of opposition parties in the last general election who are challenging the outcome of presidential election at the Tribunal.
As the Court prepares to deliver its verdict on the petitions challenging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory, Nigerians in the ‘Diaspora for Good Governance’ put out the campaign to push for purported justice.
Amidst the growing popularity and ubiquity of the slogan recently plastered on billboards across Nigeria, the Federal Government dissolved the Secretariat of the Advertising Standard Panel, ASP for approving it, claiming it was offensive to the judiciary.
The Director-General of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo ordered the removal of the billboards nationwide, insisting it was a blackmail on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
Speaking of the development on X, formerly known as Twitter on Friday, Peterside said there was nothing wrong with the slogan, describing it as neutral.
“For the record, methinks #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary is a neutral slogan that should ordinarily not offend a right-thinking and sincere person in a civilised society.”