The Aide, the Corps Member, and a Nation on Edge
The uproar was deafening. A single statement had set the country ablaze. Capital punishment—those were the words Temitope Ajayi, a presidential aide, had used. The target? A young corps member, Raye, who had dared to call the president terrible.
The backlash was immediate. Social media exploded. Critics sharpened their words, calling it a threat, a dangerous overreach. Ajayi scrambled to explain—misinterpreted, he said. Taken out of context. He claimed he had meant only the harshest NYSC penalty—expulsion, not death.
But the damage was done. The people had heard. The question now was—was this just a slip of the tongue, or a glimpse into something far more sinister?
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