Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says both the bar and bench have played into the hands of those sponsoring fascism in the country. Falana said this while reacting to the suspension of Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), by President Muhammadu Buhari. Falana said it is intriguing that the 12 lawyers in Buhari’s cabinet (Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo inclusive) did not dissuade Buhari from carrying out the “illegal suspension.” “In line with decided judicial authorities I had wanted the National Judicial Council to investigate the allegations,” Falana said. “Unfortunately, the 88th statutory meeting of the National Judicial Council scheduled to hold on January 15, 2019 which could have deliberated on the matter and take an informed position was postponed indefinitely on the directive of the embattled chief justice. “Thus, at the 15th annual Gani Fawehinmi lecture which held in Lagos on January 15 2019, I was c...
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