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From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja
A public relations expert and Managing Director of Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), Yushau Shuaib, has criticised what he described as the delay by authorities in acting on his cybercrime petition, saying the development raises concerns about justice and accountability.
Shuaib spoke in Abuja while announcing the release of his memoir, MNI vs. MNIPR in NIPSS: Tackling Institutional Bullying, which tells the story of his experience at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, and the events that led to his withdrawal from the institute’s Senior Executive Course (SEC) 47.
He alleged that private email messages belonging to his media organisation were illegally accessed during disciplinary proceedings at NIPSS. According to him, despite reporting the matter to the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), no action has been taken more than a year after the petitions were submitted.
Shuaib also expressed frustration over what he described as the continued delay in the case involving the alleged freezing of IMPR’s corporate account by Access Bank. He said he was equally awaiting the outcome of a defamation suit he filed against a writer over an article he claimed wrongly linked him to terrorism.
“These experiences have reinforced my conviction that justice delayed not only affects individuals but can also erode public confidence in institutions established to uphold the rule of law,” he said.
The memoir also revisits the dispute between Shuaib and NIPSS over disciplinary actions taken against him during the programme. He said the book discusses issues such as freedom of expression, due process, digital privacy and leadership accountability.
The dispute was previously decided by the Federal High Court, which ruled in favour of NIPSS. The court held that Shuaib had accepted the institute’s code of conduct and that due process was followed during the disciplinary proceedings.
However, in a review of the memoir titled The Cult of Compliance at Kuru: Yushau Shuaib and the NIPSS Conundrum, publisher and Editor-in-Chief of World Entourage, Haruna Haruspice, said the issues raised go beyond one person’s experience.
He said the memoir raises important questions about whether leadership institutions should encourage independent thinking or expect total obedience from participants.
Haruspice noted that while the court settled the legal dispute, the book opens a wider discussion on fairness, respect, accountability and the way authority is exercised in public institutions.
According to him, the memoir also questions the role of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), which nominated Shuaib for the programme, and whether professional bodies should do more to protect their members during disputes.
He added that regardless of whether readers agree with Shuaib’s position, the memoir encourages debate on leadership, institutional culture and the need to balance discipline with fairness.
