The Presidency on Sunday carpeted a
lawyer, Mr. Nnamdi Nwokocha, over his
public comment on a pending suit on
President Muhammadu Buhari’s certificate.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President
on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,
reacted on behalf of the Presidency in an
interview with journalists in Abuja.

Shehu warned the lawyer that if he did not
stop his “unfair and professionally
inappropriate abuse of free speech”, the
President’s lawyers would use the
instrumentality of the law in dealing with his
unethical actions,

Shehu faulted a recent interview Nwokocha
granted a national newspaper (not THE
PUNCH ), saying it is unfair for a lawyer who
is a litigant in a case pending in court to
hijack the power of a judge by declaring the
President guilty of what he is accused of on
the pages of newspapers.

He said, “Newspaper pages are not
alternative courts where a lawyer can
declare anybody guilty of anything when the
court has not formally given a definitive
judgment on an issue before it.

“The two-page interview published on
Saturday, June 11 breaches lawyers’ ethical
code and we hope that the court and the
Nigerian Bar Association will take notice of
this.”

Shehu said any lawyer that sincerely
believes in judicial process and the rights of
other parties to a case would not have
engaged in what he called “the inappropriate
and unprofessional practice of trial by
media.”

He particularly faulted a situation where
Nwokocha openly declared the President
guilty when the court had yet to make such
declaration.

The presidential aide observed that gag
orders emerged in the United States on
account of lawyers’ inappropriate conduct on
trying and convicting people on the pages of
newspapers or the court of public opinion.

“Free speech is not synonymous with
recklessness and wanton abuse of the rights
other parties to a case in court.

“The litigant’s unabashed claim that he was
a card-carrying member of the opposition
PDP which lost power in the last election
clearly indicates a scheme that seeks power
by circumventing the democratic process of
elections,” he added.

www.punchng.com/presidency-threatens-sue-lawyer-comments-buharis-certificate/

nice

Why don't they just show us his certificate so that the whole insult will end.
How hard is that?

OKDnigeria:

He said, “Newspaper pages are not
alternative courts where a lawyer can
declare anybody guilty of anything when the
court has not formally given a definitive
judgment on an issue before it.

Shehu said any lawyer that sincerely
believes in judicial process and the rights of
other parties to a case would not have
engaged in what he called “the inappropriate
and unprofessional practice of trial by
media.”

But this is what u & ur govt has been doing in ur so called fight against corruption. No court has convicted any of them but you have declared all of them guilty of stealing various sums of money. From Dasuki to Metu, to Dokpesi, to FFK... even GEJ himself. U have convicted all of them on d pages of newspapers. Why are u wailing now?

Physician heal yourself!

eyeview:
Why don't they just show us his certificate so that the whole insult will end.
How hard is that?

You can't show what you don't have.

eyeview:
Why don't they just show us his certificate so that the whole insult will end.
How hard is that?

Don't bother looking for his certificate because, he has none!

dialfa:


You can't show what you don't have.

The matter is already in court.

Buhari must either show us his certificates or stand aside.


Any threat to the Civil Rights and Human Rights of the claimant will be resisted.


This Government is dictatorial and have set out to erode the constitutional rights guaranteed to Nigerians.

This regime is full of very low intelligent sets of clowns. Where was garba shehu when Buhari said on live tv that Nnamdi Kanu won't be granted bail when the court is yet to deliver judgment on it. Intact, Buhari ought to be arrested, and denied bail until the court deliver judgment on this case just as he is doing to the likes of dasuku, metuh,fani kayidr etc now.
useless government.

All these issues just to show your certificate? I don't understand. Please who can help out?

What proof will the complainant tender in court?

OKDnigeria:


But this is what u & ur govt has been doing in ur so called fight against corruption. No court has convicted any of them but you have declared all of them guilty of stealing various sums of money. From Dasuki to Metu, to Dokpesi, to FFK... even GEJ himself. U have convicted all of them on d pages of newspapers. Why are u wailing now?

Physician heal yourself!

no mind d daura govt. wat is good for d goose is good for d ganda. buari dullard must provide his secondary certificate weda he like it or not.

I believe its a violation of the constitution for anyone who failed to meet the basic requirements needed to stand for an election to continue ruling us under a democratic setting. That is the highest level of impunity and flagrant abuse of the law. And if the nation allows it to stand,then others will be bold to step forward to further abuse other provisions of the constitution.
I think the lawyers and well meaning nigerians should call on the president to step down henceforth.
No one man is bigger than the whole federation.

See this glorified mumu presidential propagandist speaking! Who have violated our laws or fundamental freedom of speech than this useless government he sits as the dumb-ass spokesman? Why can't your glorified sanctimonious principal tender the damn certificate & stop the impending charade by the 13-pyschopathic SANs.The fact is that the presidency wants to use all manner of cowardly means to silence all opposition to this obvious illegality never witnessed at the presidency.Well they'll not succeed.

The president set an example when he carelessly declared Nnamdi Kanu and Sambo Dasuki guilty even when no court has thus declared them.
As they say, examples are better than precepts , we are following the examples of the president so Sheu should get use to it.

Karma is a biatch

Mr president sir, the lawyer learnt this impunity from you and your zombies so get used to it