Senators, House of Representatives members and members of other legislative houses in the country who are lawyers, on Monday intensified their desire to be conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.

The desire also affects all lawyers working in legislative houses in various capacities.

Besides claiming that they worked harder than judicial officers, the lawmakers argued that regular lawyers and other legal practitioners were not better qualified for the rank than the legislators.

The members pressed for the recognition during the inaugural meeting of “The Forum of Lawyers in the Nigerian Legislature”, held at the National Assembly in Abuja.

Convener of the forum, Senator Ita Enang, while speaking for the group, said since the lawyers in the legislature participated in passing all the laws used for legal practice in the country, they were qualified for the rank of SAN.

Enang, a former Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, stated that it was an “insult” to say somebody who made a law was not qualified to become a SAN, while another person who practised it could become one.

He spoke more, “It is an insult not to make legislature lawyers SANs.

“They make laws that the magistrate interprets and makes his way to the Supreme Court. Yet, you say that a lawmaker is not qualified to be honoured with the rank of SAN.

“The legislator is not qualified but the lawyer who practises the law passed by the legislature is qualified.

“Legislative practice is an arm of legal practice and should be recognised as such.

“It is the legislature and the legislator that know the laws more than the practitioners because they draft the laws.

“All the laws that practitioners practise and they are celebrated and honoured are passed by the legislature, but you say that same legislator is not qualified to be a SAN.”

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, told the session that the aim of the forum was to promote the productivity of lawyers in the legislature through capacity-building programmes.

Dogara, who is a lawyer, was represented by another member and lawyer from Abia State, Mr. Uzoma Nkem-Abonta.

He added, “The association is to promote cooperation, networking and interaction among its members.

“Develop legislative practice as an enviable area of legal practice in Nigeria.”

The speaker said having been informed that there were about 200 lawyers at the National Assembly, he was convinced that the forum should transit “to a well established association.”


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K... am not a lawyer so.. E no concern me

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Hmmm na only SAN, dem for ask for GCFR

No work for ita Enang again in the Legislative house now you want to be SAN by force, you were there for 16 good years but you didn't make it a law! Now that you wake up from sleep....comedian Ita solomon Enang you see your life

That is the effect of over feeding, imagine a tout being called SAN.....

How is this going to feed ma'a gari . I don't even know where to start. Cluelessness is infectious.

#BOLLOCKS

Senior Armed-Robbers of Nigeria........ How on earth can they say they work harder? Do they work at all? For how many days have they worked in this new dispensation? Anyway, let NBA grant that request and rubbish the highly revered status called SAN.

Nigerians and titles are like bread and butter;that is why you will always see people answering Hon Chief Dr XYZ, Efrebor 1 of ABC land and so on. This bring s to mind the issue of Babatunde Fowler who got an honorary doctorate from a non-accredited university but still stubbornly hanged on to it because he want to answer the title 'Dr'. I hope this does not haunt him at the senate screening because that alone raises questions about his values as an individual.
Our reps and senators should concern themselves more with laws to make the country better instead of all these trivialities.

I so much pity Nigeria....Nigerians have really suffered in the hands of the people they elected as their leaders. Instead of making life easier for the poor masses by ensuring that they have adequate electricity, security, clean water, good road networks, youth employment etc, these useless good for nothing legislooters are busy fighting for their selfish gains.

How on earth will someone in his or her right senses be asking to be honoured as a 'SAN' just by sitting down(sometimes sleeping or throwing chairs) in the NA. Even the more responsible and reliable British MPs dare not ask for such honours. Only in Nigeria.

These politicians want to claim a honour that they fail to achieve as professionals. That is fraudulent.

EdCure:
These politicians want to claim a honour that they fail to achieve as professionals. That is fraudulent.

On point

The problem of these people is low self-esteem. These guys are just petty, juvenile and crass!

Volksfuhrer:
The problem of these people is low self-esteem. These guys are just petty, juvenile and crass!

Exactly

They should come and ask for ACA (for chartered accountants) as well since they make finance laws.
Please all professional bodies should say no to this as it will only kill the merit and prestige associated with these certifications/honours.