The Nigerian Bar Association on Tuesday told the President, Bola Tinubu, that the determination of what “constitutes “illegal orders” still remains a matter within the exclusive preserve of the courts of law” and not the presidency.

The NBA made the clarification in a letter released by its president, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, in reaction to a statement by the President, during his Democracy Day address, “that the unnecessary illegal orders used to truncate or abridge democracy will no longer be tolerated.”

Maikyau, in the letter, reaffirmed that the NBA will at all times “vehemently oppose any attempt by any person or group of persons to truncate or in any way abridge our democracy”, he, however, insisted that the president cannot ascribe to himself that role.

Maikyau further congratulated Tinubu on his swearing-in as the sixth democratically elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and tasked the new government to focus on the immediate issues of national security, economy and administration of justice.

The letter read in part, “What Nigerians require is a well-thought-out, informed, all-inclusive and purposeful intervention, with as much information made available to the public, to the extent permitted within the parlance, so as to reassure Nigerians of the sincere commitment of the government in the area of security.

“Government must be transparent; the people must, by deliberate and conscious investment in manpower development and equipment purchase/procurement, be taken out of the state of fear, which decades of bloodshed and flourishing criminal activities have plunged the country into; the psyche of Nigerians must be recovered from the place of despair and despondency! The right people must be given the task of implementing security plans and policies.”

While admitting that the preponderance of views supports the removal of subsidy by the new government, Maikyau noted the need to ameliorate the effect of the removal on the citizens.

He said, “What remains, however, is the need to immediately deploy such measures that will address the ensuing difficulties associated with the withdrawal of the subsidy.”

“With the level of infrastructural deficits in many respects and the reliance on petroleum products as the primary source of power for most businesses, entrepreneurs, and private users, there is an urgent need to put in place policies that will help cushion the effect of this otherwise laudable decision before its positive impact will begin to be felt or noticed within our socio-economic space.”

On the issue of the administration of justice, the NBA President noted that “every aspect of our judicial infrastructure requires fundamental rethinking.”

“Our approaches to policing, adjudication, bail, sentencing, and imprisonment need changes in significant ways. Achieving the desired justice system will be a process, not an event.”

“Nevertheless, change must be accelerated to keep up with the expectations of Nigerians, particularly those of the poorest and most vulnerable communities. Such change must be thoughtfully planned and carefully managed. We are confident that under your able leadership, Nigeria will be able to respond effectively to these various challenges.”

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NBA is partisan.

Their statement on Tinubu admnistration should be thrown into the trash can.

What tinubu did yesterday was threatening the judiciary.

Yes , we know the Judiciary has been rubbished and turned to a tele tubi institution, but seeing an unconstitutional placeholder who is on a criminal mandate boldly threatening the Judiciary is so disgusting.

Tell him, while I support him for now he should mind the way he talks.

We are no longer in Abacha era.

President Tinubu's statement rhymes with the complaints of both past and current Chief Justice of Nigeria about inexplicable and often rogue court orders being given buy judges that suggest "cash and carry" undertone.

However the truth is that most Nigerian politicians including Tinubu himself when in a tight legal situation would desperately or mischievously brief a lawyer to secure a court order at all cost for some reprieve. So, no doubt, some reforms are necessary in our judiciary.

Some people are now seeing themselves as Emperors

Tinubu is a threat to democracy but he will learn the hard way

The evils you support will soon locate you

LeoDeKing:
NBA is partisan.

Their statement on Tinubu admnistration should be thrown into the trash can.

Tinubu is subtly revealing his draconian and autocratic tendencies.

Thats a subtle threat on the judiciary.

Another cryptic message delivered to APShit.

Obi is coming.

NBA should teach that tell old mutual.
with rusted brains

Go and tell Bala blue that He can't be a Judge right now. There is an appeal for miscarriage of justice and there's the NJC for complaint against judicial officers.

Bulaba is a joke and a common placeholder

And he said it on "democracy day"

Having touts as leaders is very common in the southwest. I don't know how this one is going to succeed.

Lol
Who cares...
What ever condition Nigeria is today the judiciary has 87% contribution to it..

Nigerian judiciary is a gathering of wolves with no principle, idea or morals...

They are all after the bag, so your fight with the presidency is not for Nigerians but for your interest like you colleagues in the NASS aka Fuji house of Commotion 🤠

NBA abeg don't mind that drug sniffing slowpoke, he is high on his supply again...😅



If the court eventually removes him, he should try and prove even a little stubborn, then he will watch the Gbagos and Gaddafis treatment replaying in his life 😂 😂 😂 😂

LeoDeKing:
NBA is partisan.

Their statement on Tinubu admnistration should be thrown into the trash can.

Another unintelligent ronu wailing addict



Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a cocaine sniffing ajasco

ok

Nobody including Tinubu should be above the law, else we end up a Banana Republic. Nigeria is bigger than any single person & his ambitions.

Hmmmm

Damnnn niggar
Tinubu is a disaster waiting to happen

I think there is something fundamentally wrong with these APC presidents. When Buhari came in 2015 he started using DSS to arrest judges, breaking into their homes.

Now BAT is in, he has started threatening them.

Ogene001:
Tinubu is a threat to democracy but he will learn the hard way

Lol
Person wey dey hide under the bed on Mondays dey threaten President.

Wetin Kanu no go see for Jubril hand.

Hmmm!

That's not a problem, let tribunal do the right thing, Nigerians will handle the rest.

Where these ones de get their voice from?

Mtcheeew...
Yhu just woke?

The downfall of Nigeria can be traced to the judiciary. Same judiciary that embrace and delivered judgments base on technicalities rather equity and fairness thus making the law a commodity that can be bought with money.