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Professional misconduct : NBA to prosecute SAN, six other lawyers

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January 25, 2022
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Abuja – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said it had identified seven lawyers, including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria believed to be influencing judges to issue conflicting court orders, especially on political matters.

The national President of NBA, Mr Olumide Apata announced this in Abuja while addressing a press conference.

Apata said that the lawyers were found culpable by the NBA investigate committee.

According to him, the indicted lawyers will be charged before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) for judicial misconduct.

“Some lawyers have been identified to have played roles in conflicting decisions that emanated from different courts recently.

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“They are seven in number, including a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

“We are in the process of filing a petition against them before the LPDC.

“This is based on our determination to ensure that the system is protected, irrespective of those involved,” Apata added.

The LPDC is the body recognised by law to take disciplinary action against lawyers accused of professional misconduct, while the NBA serves as the prosecutor in any trial before its panel.

It will be recalled that the National Judicial Council, NJC, had earlier barred three high court judges from getting promotion for periods ranging from two to five years, after it found them guilty of issuing conflicting ex-parte orders.

The NJC said the three judges were investigated, even though there was no written petition, allegations of corruption or impropriety against them.

Meanwhile, ahead of its 2022 Justice Sector Summit billed for Tuesday, the NBA has called for a review of the process for the appointment of judges.

The legal body maintained that the extant process for selection of those to be appointed as judicial officers, is flawed.

“The NBA believes that there is something not right about the way we appoint judges.

“The process is not rigorous or robust enough. We cannot expect such process to be beneficial to the Judiciary.

“We have sent our recommendation to the NJC regarding how we think that the process should be structured to become better and more efficient.

“The process needs to be standardized. While some states subject candidates to examinations, others don’t.

“We have passed the era when someone will sit down in the comfort of his chamber and decide who should be appointed as a judge.

“There must be a clearly defined process of selecting those that should be appointed as judges.

“This is why the issue of judicial appointment is one of the things that will be discussed at the summit”, Apata stated. (vitalnews)

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