On Sunday 28th August 2016 whilst EFCC Chair
Magu’s press release made news, Mr Alegeh wrote to his friends: “Please join me in thanksgiving to God to
mark the end of my tenure as NBA President
Date: Sunday 28 August, 2016
Venue: Catholic Church of Presentation, Oba
Akinjobi Street, GRA Ikeja
Time 10AM”
Light refreshments after Church somewhere
in a house in Ilabere Ikoyi Lagos.
Hi Colleagues,
You know what it means moving from Ikeja to Ikoyi,
tortuous. With all the money he made he couldn’t
host his people in Ikeja for convenience of movement.
But that is not the angst, that Mr. Alegeh could not call
5 or 6 (more or less) of his colleagues aside to discuss Magu’s press release
at the heat of the moment and possibly explain why he, Alegeh didn’t think he
Alegeh, handed over a rogue association as Magu lampooned.
In the years I contested the office of General Secretary
of NBA I would organize my birthday colloquium in Federal Palace Victoria Island Lagos over sumptuous
dinner to feed our intellectuality, resource persons (Lawyers) talked to
Lawyers over prepared speeches and remarks on the latest Law and Court Rules.
Mr Alegeh wasn’t nearly 50000 kilometres to NBA Leadership. He couldn’t even
say to his learned friends on Sunday “lets discuss this Magu’s statement lets form a public view” by now the
public would have read or had him televised or even on radio: “immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar
Association Mr Alegeh SAN at his closing reception in Lagos called on EFCC to
make a generous assessment of Mr Mahmoud’s inaugural statement in PH to see that
he meant no harm; NBA never intended to
whittle down or ‘dwarfize’ EFCC or the anti-graft war. But aimed at strengthening its investigatory powers as laid out in the
EFCC Act but to reserve prosecutory powers to a distinct office …….” With a view
to boosting public morality, you pushback and preserve your profession.
Anyway Alegeh was/is not a public interest person even as
he retires to mute.
The other day he was scheming to lead the council of
African Bar leaders – JB Daudu was given the appointment by African Bar
Association and Alegeh was all frown as if he need be reassured Daudu his
benefactor.
Not about looking for Delta State road contracts. My Brother-in-Law Patrick Ferife is married to
my Blood sister Gloria a medical doctor, Patrick Ferife was Commissioner for Land and
Urban Development under Governor Uduaghan. I am not a contractor but proud
Attorney like everyone else. They fall
over, mercenaries, for those family and friends opportunities, I deliberately
avoid.
CA
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