Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), who leads Mr Omoyele Sowore’s defence team, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association to take disciplinary actions against lawyers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet over what he described as desecration of the court with Sowore’s rearrest at the Federal High Court in Abuja, causing a disruption of court proceedings.

He said his legal team would meet on Saturday to determine the next line of action.

He said there were 10 lawyers with four of them Senior Advocates of Nigeria, who ought to live up to their oath to defend the Constitution and other laws of the country, by ensuring that the rule of law was observed by the government.

The SANs in the cabinet are Vice President Yemi Osinbajon (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of State for Labour, Mr Festus Keyamo; and Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola.

He said, “Even though President Muhammadu Buhari has a duty to caution the Department of State Services, the blame of the desecration of the court today (Friday) rests squarely on lawyers in government, who are under a duty to ensure that the rule of law is observed.

The SANs in the cabinet are Vice President Yemi Osinbajon (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of State for Labour, Mr Festus Keyamo; and Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola.

He said, “Even though President Muhammadu Buhari has a duty to caution the Department of State Services, the blame of the desecration of the court today (Friday) rests squarely on lawyers in government, who are under a duty to ensure that the rule of law is observed.

“They have all taken the oath to respect the Constitution and other laws of the country. That Constitution guarantees the independence and impartiality of the courts.

“They therefore cannot sit in a cabinet under a regime that terrorises the courts and subverts the rule of law.

“It is a matter the Nigerian Bar Association should take up against the lawyers in the cabinet by instituting disciplinary proceedings against them.”

Faulting the arrest of his client, he described it as contemptuous.

He also noted that it was not backed by any arrest warrant or detention order of court.

He said, “There is no warrant of arrest, there is no detention order. What the DSS did today was the height of contempt of court.

“Nobody is above the law. You either abolish the courts or allow them to function effectively.

“This is a situation where the DSS operatives invaded the court and forced the judge to adjourn proceedings; they chased the judge out of her court, disrupted the proceedings and forced the judge to adjourn all cases.

“These are manifestations of fascism, which cannot be accepted in any civilised society. This has never happened in Nigeria where you take over a court forcefully in order to arrest an unarmed citizen.

“You remember that it was the illegal invasion of the National Assembly by masked DSS men that led to the dismissal of the former DG, DSS, by this government.

“So for the same barbaric conduct to occur again is unacceptable. This is a regime that parades 10 senior lawyers, including four Senior Advocates of Nigeria.”

Asked if he had been informed of any reason why his client was rearrested or whether he was going to be freshly, he said “no”

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total tyranny...... Buharist talk rubbish and let thunderstorm strike you.

Ordinarily buhari a crude military dictator cannot outlive a democratic govt guided by the rule of law except there are sell outs and deceitful beings such as osibanjo, Keyamo and Co who pretend to be good people.

They have provided him the skills to overcome the norms of the judiciary thereby aiding him in raping democracy and destroying the rule of law but judgement awaits them.

We hear him and his sycophants say he will take over from buhari but that will only happen if God stops to exist.

I just pity Osinbajo, it's going to be a long 4 years.

Only the gullible will believe a coup plotter who truncated democracy in the past will turn a lover of democracy overnight.
No amount of rainfall can wash off the tiger's stripes.

I pity bro yemi,he is yet to get over cabal brouhaha now you want him to be sanctioned for our tyrant president action osinbanjo is powerless in this administration

Sai Baba... "The good old days of 2015"

How will you speak gull of the man that pay your salary who can fire you anytime. even if you are going to tell Buhari was wrong, you must be ready to quit your job.

Yoruba moslems will now insult him

It's unfortunate that Femi Falana, Omoyele Sowore, Tunde Bakare, Tinubu, occupy Nigeria Ojota protesters etc all enthroned this tyrannic govt despite knowing past Buhari's antecedents in the histroy of Nigeria.

Now the tiger have bare its fangs, they now remember due process.Well that said, this is truly a pivotal basis for the stooge-CJN, NJC, League of Benchers, NBA & all Nigerians of conscience to rise up against this continued bastardization of legal & democratic process in this nation.

The AGF should have long invited the DSS boss or Mr.President that he is answerable to explain all these lawlessness or give reason why they should not be committed to prison for violating the Nigerian constitution.

Meanwhile, dspots & tyrannts have no regard for the rule of law.Only a mass revolt & divine intervention can salvage this country.

I can bet anything fashola bought his own certificate and cheated at the bar exam

Malami na mallam, wetin u expect?

Yemi na fraudster pastor

''When I leave, you will all remember me for the total ‘freedom’ you enjoyed under my government."

"I am the most abused and insulted president in the world but when I leave office, you will all remember me for the total ‘freedom’ you enjoyed under my government."
~ Goodluck Jonathan



This was the Words of Our Former President in 2004, and it seems his words or should I say Prophecy has come to pass.

If not for anything President Jonathan gave us freedom of speech! Even Sowore can testify of that.


I have really missed President Jonathan.

See the difference Between Igbo And Yoruba.

Na fear go kill Afonjas, they always afraid haba

Is Osinbajo DSS ?
All of una no well, and na madness dem go take cure all your madness...

The government Of Buhari would make Sowore Nigeria's Mandela or Martin Luther Jr


Sowore is gaining popularity as well as public sympathy both locally and internationally. This would greatly boost his image and in the future help his political dreams.

The only way Buhari can stop him is to kill him and if he dares to do that, there would be a very strong revolution Buhari would not know what hit him.

The biggest winner here in the long run is Sowore.

You will not be able to stay home, brother
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and drop out
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip

Skip out for beer during commercials

Because the revolution will not be televised

The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat

The revolution will not be televised....

WILL not be televised, WILL NOT BE TELEVISED

The revolution will be no re-run brothers

The revolution will be live

Please they should free Osibanjo..
Do you know what they man is passing through today as VP... The constant rape by the cabal

A VP who has no say... No power... Few aides
If it were a sane country.. He would have resigned

Wetin osibanjo fit do

What I understand is that, those who are in support of this tyranny and praising this torture will one day suffer same fate.

Let's see how they will survive it.

You can't begin to alter court proceedings and think you are above the law.

They are preparing the suffering of their generation down now.

Wherever you are Gooluck Ebele Jonathan, God continue to bless you, we can now see the difference.

Which stupid discipline? I bet it is the audio one

Q

I am just laffing This people will continue to be speaking English while whatever's will happen will happen until we are ready yo do something drastic or God decides to help us.

I don't understand how they think even any advise from the lawyers within the cabinet against things like this will be considered. In fact the lawyers are the ones orchestrating and helping to plan this anomaly using the law

The lawyers themselves will not even have mouth to oppose anything when the plan is being hatched. Anyone that opens his mouth to oppose it will be removed from his chopping position.

We are in a tyrannical democracy and rule of law can be interpreted according whatever the "rulers/cabal" feel it means.

Except the NBA will ask the lawyers in the cabinet to resign.

How will people that are chopping resign?

Its like asking the Nass to pass a bill for the restructuring of the country. You want them to remove the 15 or 29million a month salary with their own hands.

Impossicant!!!

magoo10:
Ordinarily buhari a crude military dictator cannot outlive a democratic govt guided by the rule of law except there are sell outs and deceitful beings such as osibanjo, Keyamo and Co who pretend to be good people.

They have provided him the skills to overcome the norms of the judiciary thereby aiding him in raping democracy and destroying the rule of law but judgement awaits them.

We hear him and his sycophants say he will take over from buhari but that will only happen if God stops to exist.

Actually Festus Keyamo the sleazy one can go to court and prove that DSS can arrest not just in the court room but inside the Judge's chambers if you load him with enough cash.

We did not say this right from the time of Dasuki.

Na now day break?

Let's be serious. We are too sentimental and ethnically blind

A whole justice ijeoma ojukwu was assaulted for upholding the law.

That is the kind of person that should become CJN, not that yeye stooge from sharia court.

Uhmmm

And they forget that power is transient.

No. This is not the solution.

We, Nigerians, are the solution.

If Nigerians are aware of their rights, by now, Nigeria would be on fire because of this. The streets of Abuja would have been flooded with protesters because our collective rights have been raped by those we entrust to protect us. No chief of army staff or police boss would quell legitimate protests or kill protesters if the number is overwhelming. It is also an international crime. Buhari would have been forced to fire the DSS boss, like Osinbajo did when our national assembly was desecrated by the DSS. He would have been forced to address the nation and plead for calm.

Until Nigerians get fed up and enforce their rights, this nonsense would continue to play out. Freedom and liberation from oppression comes with a price. We either chose to pay it or we chose to accept the norm. It is Sowore today, who might it be tomorrow?

I remain adamant that Falana is a very useless man ..like the typical coward he is instead of blaming Buhari who is responsible for all this he has instead chosen a softer target in the person of Osinbanjo . Why is Falana always scared of mentioning Buharis name ? Under Jonathan did you ever here Falana blame the VP Sambo? Hell no they always blame Jonathan even for problems caused by governors because they saw Jonathan as a soft target .. Falana leave Osinbanjo out of this he has tried his best , Osinbanjo is yet to recover from the last time he interfered and sacked the DSS boss andBuhari has been silently punishing him since then ..