The World opines
neither PDP nor APC governs or had governed in a manner that leads the Pontiff
to beatify thou by way of speaking. Having said that PDP statement on
President Buhari’s non-transmission of instrument of power to the National
Assembly to enable the Vice President assume the role of acting President, the
PDP position was pounded by TheCable online editorial link hereunder wherein it
relied profusely on sections 145 and 146 of the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
Olisa Metuh Esq,.
Barrister was more guided understandably a Lawyer no longer in the saddle and
his successor did not avert to sections 145 and 146 of the Constitution
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999. The Publicity Secretary does not
require specialized knowledge of the law. However PDP should endeavor to
appoint legal retainers to be assisting some legalistic tasks.
They say PDP loathes to
pay Lawyers but one of their Lawyers Mohammed Adoke SAN is rich that for three
years the Federal Ministry of Justice was owing external lawyers Billions in
fees. When the incumbent AGF Malami SAN was appointed into office he started
clearing backlog of outstanding fees gradually and still continuing till
present whenever allocation is released and thereby saved those children some
of whom were sent out of school for non-payment of school fees etc. AGF
Adoke and AGF Malami have hugely distinct work ethics.
Malami is very polite to
Lawyers. Adoke was always shouting from the exalted seat. Adoke would
think he was doing a lawyer a favour by paying their fees.
Malami thinks it is the
right of lawyers to earn fees for their legitimate work. Adoke prior to
his election if you wanted a letter of recommendation Adoke will write and even
possibly have his clerk dispatch letters to your office with courtesy. One or
two years after he assumed office of AGF became power drunk. This is Malami’s
third year in office still humble, very polite to his learned colleagues. I
think it’s in his character to be respectful and kind to colleagues.
When a Lawyer
issues Legal Opinion he or she affixes NBA Stamp and that seals it. The
Nigerian Bar Association enforces this on court documents only but why. NBA is
a rich group of Lawyers. The 99 percent NBA recommended to pay an average
monthly salary of a paltry N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) money paid to Nannies
and Gatemen, NBA made the recommendation we read it in Punch and seem to
have stepped it down soon we took exception to it here.
We have advised our NBA
to look into encroachment on legal work. A Lagosian in Ikoyi rent is N12Million
for a flat and they employ estate agents without legal training to do the lease
agreement. Ditto assignments etc. NBA needs a desk officer perhaps in
Alausa Lagos Land Bureau et al to enforce NBA stamps on legal documents and get
out professional fees to colleagues arising therefrom.
Unfortunately most
NBA Presidents preceding Mahmoud and ABM don’t think of the custody of the future
of the profession they vastly benefit from.
Make this an NBA
campaign issue 2018. Will lead for NBA teaming lawyers neglected and abused by
the NBA powers that be. Not about tweeters which even online publishers
don’t broadcast. Now NBA Section on Legal Practice held in Port Harcourt this
week under the auspices of my Learned Lady Mia Essien SAN and no amount of ABM
tweeters pushed it out as news item but why. Grateful though to AB
Mahmoud for addressing Mr Alegeh’s wrong who had arbitrarily removed Mrs Essien
in 2014. Mahmoud heroically re-instated her. NBA-SBL is modeled on IBA so
Mia Essien should answer the descript “Chair” SLP not “Chairman” please in
keeping with IBA Model Ma’am and Sirs.
There are 4 presidential
hopefuls. I have ruled out any possibility of supporting one only of four and I
have stated the reasons already why. Should the one I am not supporting win the
election, I will work with whoever wins though without prejudice to
disclosing the presidential candidate I’ll support in 2018 sometime.
Thank you!
C N AJIE ESQ.
Caroline Ajie LAWA
Fellow 2009-2010 Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Avenue
Washington DC 20001 Email: ca338@law.georgetown.edu GSM: +2348033041206
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