A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Godwin Kanu Agabi, SAN has called on lawyers to conduct their affairs with the fear of God.
Chief Agabi who was guest speaker at the July prayer meeting of Dr. O.J. Onoja, SAN & Associates,’ Bar and Bench Chapel held at Bar and Bench House in Wuye, Abuja counselled that lawyers by their conduct as learned people must practice with the fear of God and that “we must prove to the nation that we are not liars as we have been called.”
Alluding to the spate of insecurity in Nigeria, the one-time AGF noted that: “Whatever remnant of peace we are enjoying today is not owed to the government,” but to God fearing men and women that are continually interceding for the nation.
Citing the example of biblical Towel of Babel which at its zenith came tumbling down because men according to him valued bricks more than human life and even thought they could construct a tower that reached heaven, Chief Agabi warned Nigeria is at a tipping point, with leaders who have placed power and money above the lives of their citizens.
Calling for repentance, the Senior Advocate who will be 78 years on 9 July said it is time to seek God in repentance like the thief on the cross who at the last minute obtained entry into paradise through Jesus Christ after seeking and obtaining forgiveness for his sins.
He stressed that Nigerians and their leaders in particular must amend their ways and seek God’s forgiveness so that everyone will prosper and live in peace.
