By Nkereuwem Udofia Akpan
Where is the “justice” when a bunch of miscreants are granted bail on such stiff terms when a Dishonourable member of the House of Representatives gets a mere slap on the Wrist?
When did peaceful assembly guaranteed under Chapter IV of the Constitution transmute and summersault into “treason”? Who drafted that charge? Did the fellow attend the same Law School that we all attended? Why can’t people see that the Wild Wild West of the early 1960s is replaying all over again?
If he thinks he’s not without honour, whoever knows him should tell him to sue me for defamation.
A judge will deliver a Ruling and you as a lawyer will siit down and look stupid before your clients, because everything you were taught in Law School has been turned upside down.
All the authorities and statutes on the point seem not to matter. Now the most annoying, worrisome and disgraceful part of it all is that, lawyers, including Senior Advocates who should be the ones we look up to are the ones making these applications and obtaining these “Orders” and conflicting “judgments”.
I understand the CJN has waded into the Rivers State matter to review the conflicting judgments and ExParte orders flying left right and centre.
I think NBA should start sanctioning lawyers engaged in these disturbing trend
I’m calling on the President of the NBA to use this opportunity to clean up the Aegean Stable and sanction lawyers found culpable no matter whose ox is gored and no matter how highly placed.
There is nothing like second term in NBA so Mazi Afam Osigwe should act and etch his footprints on the sands of time.
Chief Nkereuwem Udofia Akpan Constitutional Lawyer Author and Human Rights Activist writes from Abuja
