Tag: Rule of Law

CRP warns group threatening to burn oil installations in Niger Delta, says governance is anchored on rule of law … insists any attempt to touch oil facility will lead to catastrophe … asks Gov Fubara to call his boys to order

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A group under the platform of Concerned Rivers People, CRP has cautioned a nascent group threatening to tamper with oil installations in the Niger Delta to desist from such actions as the consequence will be intolerable.   Recall a group had threatened to foment trouble via tampering with oil installations across the Niger Delta over unfounded allegations laced around procurement of court verdicts.   Responding to their unholy threat, CRP in a statement signed by its Director of Communications Mr Robinson Uke cautioned the group to desist from such an…

BELLO GATE: EFCC ,Bello& Rule Of Law By Ahmad Nas

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Corruption is certainly not a new phenomenon in Nigeria. Rather, it has long been an intrinsic element of Nigerian society affecting virtually all spheres of the West African country.   Anecdotal evidence indicates that corruption is culturally acceptable because members of the family, tribe or ethnic group benefit from an individual’s ill-gotten gains.   To highlight the importance of anti-corruption for socio-economic growth — which is being raised globally — the anti-graft agency; EFCC, has arrested, detained and even prosecuted some public office holders including formers governors, ministers managing directors…

The rule of law as the foundation for a successful nation, by Hassan Gimba

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The promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies is the focus of goal number 16 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also broached “access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.”   Strong institutions are necessary to respond effectively to the needs and concerns of nationals and are better placed to hold those in authority accountable.   The former President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, while addressing the Ghanaian Parliament during a courtesy visit to Ghana in 2009, remarked as…

Reps PDP Caucus condemns Appeal Court verdicts in Plateau, Kaduna, says it portends danger for democracy and rule of law … insists judgements conflicting and negates proven and established legal principle of ‘staire decisis

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After a careful assessment of recent judgments of the Appeal Court which removed mainly opposition lawmakers from Plateau and Kaduna states in the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda has denounced the decisions of the justices, which he believes has eroded public interest and called to question the impartiality of the judiciary.   In a statement issued by Hon. Chinda in Abuja, he declared that: “we are shocked that the Justices of the Appeal Court delivered judgements that are not only conflicting but negates proven and established legal…

We ‘ve responsibility to uphold principle of Justice,Rule of Law as Lawyers- Kalu charges classmates

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Deputy Speaker ,House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that lawyers are beacons of hope and guardians of the constitution. He said that as legal practitioners, they have the responsibility of upholding the principle of justice, rule of law and equity. Kalu made the submissions on Monday when his former classmates of 1998 from the facility of law, University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State paid him a courtesy visit on the sideline of the ongoing National conference of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) in Abuja. The…

The Rule of Law, Nigeria’s only hope for survival (3), by Hassan Gimba

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Many patriots concerned with our rapid nose-diving in morals and abandonment of the rule of law believe that the British left too early. Some theorise that perhaps if our independence, achieved on a platter of gold, was delayed for 20 more years, we would have still been on the course. Had we gotten our independence in 1980, about three generations of Nigerians would have gone through tutelage under the prim and proper Britons rather than just one generation. And perhaps respect for the rule of law might have been so…

Rule of Law, Nigeria’s only hope of survival (2), By Hassan Gimba

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The second part of our treatise on the rule of law that started last week. The rule of law is about the creation of laws, their enforcement so that no one – including the most highly placed citizen – is above the law. When one looks at how organised countries have control over their affairs, one sees how the weakest as well as the strongest face the same law and get the same justice when they get caught with a misdemeanour. In an ideal country, those who are at the…

Rule of Law, Nigeria’s only hope of survival (1) By Hassan Gimba

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Our current situation of a glaring failure of the rule of law must disturb any Nigerian who has come of age. The average citizen today lives in fear. When you retire into your house, you pray to God to deliver you from evil marauders who have removed peace from the calmness of the night. When the sun rises, you again rely on God to protect you from those who have become the law unto themselves. In Nigeria today, the rule of law has taken flight. Charlatans carrying guns that are…

IGP, NBA President meet to advance criminal justice system …. To Set-Up Joint Committee for Promoting Human Rights,Rule of Law

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to the advancement of the criminal justice processes in Nigeria. The IGP made this known during a courtesy call on the Force Leadership by the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Barrister Olumide A. Akpata, accompanied by other officials of the Association, on Wednesday, 4th August, 2021, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.   The IGP, during the meeting, pledged that the Force would work in sync with the NBA in a Joint Committee…

Hijab : Group decries disobedience to rule of law in Kwara

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A Civil Society Group, Network for Democracy and Development, NDD has decried the non-peaceful protest and disobedience to rule of law against the use of Hijab in public schools in Kwara State. This is contained n a statement by the NDD’s National Coordinator, Tajudeen Alabede and Director of Public Affairs, Dr Abdul-Wasi Moshood. The group noted that the violent protest ran against the spirit of obedience to constituted authority and more worrisome was the lack of regard for the rule of law, especially the provisions of fundamental human rights​ which…