Victims Of Immigration Tragedy Respond To Moro’s Apology

Following Abba Moro's apology to those who got hurt during the immigration stampede, the ECULAW & CO. and the Due Process Advocates Group has said the minister did not apologize to the rela victims but rather to those he felt he would apologize to.

 In a statement by the group, signed by its president, Emeka Ugwuonye, the group said they felt obliged to respond on behalf of the victims so as to avoid the confusion over the Minister’s so-called apology.
"Mr Abba Moro apologized to Nigerians at large, and he is certainly justified in that because his actions offended every Nigerian. You may recall that right after the incident, during the Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday, 19th March 2014, Mr. Abba Moro apologized to his colleagues in the President’s Cabinet and the Presidency. Those, in turn, commiserated with and condoled the President for what happened. However, none of such demonstrations crocodile regrets could amount to a show of remorse and true apology to the real victims, my clients. What is happening is the continued politicization of this tragedy by Mr. Moro and his supporters within the Government," Emeka said.
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, had on Sunday, apologised to Nigerians over the recent recruitment tragedy that happened on March 15th, which took the lives of 16 applicants and several others got injured.
According to Emeka, Moro did not mean to apologize to anybody but instead, he is interested in ingratiating himself and trying to look good despite all that happened.
He said, "Nowhere in his words did he admit that he did anything wrong and that is a key element of every apology. Also, he did not show any remorse, and he did assure the victims that he would not repeat his conduct. Rather, Mr. Moro extols his actions as something that amounted to “an open and transparent exercise”. He further described what he did as wanting to “give employment to Nigerians, irrespective of background and connections.” But that is a big lie. Otherwise, how many children of Nigerian Ministers and Senators were among those that suffocated and were trampled upon at the various stadiums on 15th March 2014? Mr. Moro knows that only the poor and unconnected Nigerians were victims of this botch exercise. So, he lies in his teeth when he claims he was out to do something for Nigerians irrespective of connections and backgrounds."
Emeka however said Mr. Moro must accept responsibility for his actions by resigning as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, adding that Moro must answer to the court case filed against him and he should be in court on April 22, 2014 to explain himself.