Lagos lawyer Mr Femi Falana (SAN) has urged the police to arrest and charge the driver of Kogi State Governor Idris Wada with manslaughter over the death of Prof. Festus Iyayi.
Falana noted that though governors had immunity, their drivers were not immune from prosecution for criminal offences.
The lawyer, in a statement in Lagos yesterday, also said Wada should bear the responsibility for the accident in which Prof Iyayi died.
He said: “Governor Wada is vicariously liable for the criminal negligence of his driver, who killed Festus.
“The Kogi State government should be made to pay huge compensation to ASUU and the family of Prof Iyayi.”
The frontline lawyer recalled that on December 27, last year, Wada was involved in an auto crash at Ayingba, Kogi State.
He said because of speeding, the governor’s car somersaulted several times before it crashed into the bush, injuring him, his driver and his orderly.
Falana said Wada’s Aide-de-Camp (ADC) Idris Mohammed died in the accident.
He urged officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to henceforth monitor Wada’s movements to prevent him from killing more people on the roads.
“The speed limit imposed on all drivers should apply to all citizens alike. In particular, drivers of governors who commit traffic offences must be brought to book,” Falana added.