Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged lawyers to expose anyone, including judges, who may want to destroy the image of the country’s judiciary.

Falana said this during the opening of the Law Week of the Ibadan Branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday, December 4, 2023.

He said such exposure would help to redeem the image of the judiciary in the country.

“Lawyers have to always ensure that justice was always done for members of the society in spite of their classes,” he added.

Falana also urged lawyers to always put people who would always stand firm for the bar in high places and support the judges in their fight for financial autonomy and independence.

“We should learn to respect our judges because it’s only when we do so that the public will follow suit,” the revered lawyer said.

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Also speaking at the event, the Chairman of the Law Week Planning Committee, Oladipo Olasope (SAN), said lawyers owe a high standard of professional conduct in the discharge of their duties.

Olasope said: “We are to serve the court, clients, and society without compromising.

“We are the ones who will save this profession; no other person will do it for us. Since we have no other profession, let’s guard this one jealously.”

On her part, the NBA Ibadan Branch Chairman, Folasade Aladeniyi, said the association seeks a country and legal system where no one would be denied Justice.

Aladeniyi stated that lawyers were key players in advancing the progress and betterment of the country and legal profession in Nigeria.

“As legal practitioners, we are in a unique position to support groups and people by using our advocacy skills to solve legal issues,” she said.

The highlight of the event was the presentation of awards to some deserving judicial officers, including Falana.

The Star