By Ogochukwu Isioma
The Federal Government has pleaded with the United Kingdom (UK) government to show leniency with former Nigeria Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu awaiting the verdict of the court on organ harvesting.
In a statement issued on Wednesday through the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), the Nigerian government pleaded with the UK court to show compassion and sympathy in the case involving the former lawmaker.
The statement was signed by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols of NIDCOM, on behalf of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in Abuja.
Dabiri-Erewa who reiterated her pleas, implored the UK government to temper justice with mercy, and admitted that “mistakes have been made, and lessons learned”.
The NIDCOM boss posited that though there is no ignorance before the law, Ekweremadu and his wife acted under the instincts of their parents to save an ailing daughter, and not for commercial purposes.
“I join men and women of goodwill to plead for clemency for Sen. Ike Ekweremadu , if only even considering the psychological trauma, Sonia , the daughter, would be going through knowing that her parents are in jail because they tried to save her from a health condition she had no control over”, she pleaded.
