Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) Chief Mike Ozekhome and Mr. Femi Falana have disagreed sharply over lawyers’ reaction to the removal of immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen (rtd).
Both men spoke during the ongoing Rule of Law Session of the 5th Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference (AGC) at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos.
Ozekhome berated lawyers for not pouring out on the streets and shutting down government to protest Onnoghen’s prosecution and conviction by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
According to him, this was what lawyers in Pakistan did when former President Pervez Musharaf “unlawfully” removed the country’s Chief Justice.
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But Ozekhome received a sharp reply from Falana who reminded him that the Pakistani CJ was not unlawfully removed under a cloud of having unexplained wealth, just like Onnoghen.
Falana also questioned the commitment of Dr Olisa Agbakoba SAN to human rights causes, like both men used to do “in the eighties”.
Agbakoba, who is moderating the session, gave him an instant reply.

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falana is right

How come Ozekhome represents only corrupt politicians in Court e.g. Olisa Metuh, Raymond Dokpesi, Ayodele Fayose, imPatience Jonathan? Okay, I know now; corrupt politicians have plenty of millions to pay Ozekhome.

Corrupted presidency trying to bury the judiciary.

SLAP44:
Corrupted presidency trying to bury the judiciary.

The Presidency did not give the judiciary money, that would have been bribe. Instead, the Presidency is compelling the Judiciary to live up to expectations.

Good bless Femi Falana for this remark. Honestly the level of corruption in this country is making Buhari to go away with many breach of law. Whenever I remember the way dazuki shared money meant for bookharam fight I used to sake my head
They are collecting money, signed for it without fear. No contract awarded, nothing attached.

Falana remains one of the most tribalistic and senseless Nigerian alive .