He spoke in Abuja while conferring the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria on the Solicitor General of the Federation/Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Justice, Adedayo Apata, Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, and 36 others a part of activities to open the 2019/2020 Legal Year of the Supreme Court.
“The only thing I can do at this juncture is to plead with all concerned to let us enjoy our independence,” he said. “We do not pander to anybody’s whims and caprices. If there is any deity to be feared, it is the Almighty God. We will never be subservient to anybody, no matter his position in the society.”
Also speaking, the president of the Nigerian Bar Association , Paul Usoro , faulted the process leading to the eventual retirement of Justice Walter Onnoghen as CJN. “Lest we be misunderstood, the Bar is not suggesting that anyone, including the CJN, is above the law.
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