…urges NBA to be vigilant, proactive
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA – The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday, said he was perturbed that the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has remained silent in the face of what he termed as clear acts of aggression against the legislature and the judiciary in recent years.
He said the current state of the nation’s democracy would make heroes of the struggle like Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Chief MKO Abiola, Chuma Ubani, Bamidele Aturu, and Kudirat Abiola sad in their graves.
Ekweremadu who spoke at the 2018 Law Week of the NBA held in Abuja, maintained that the democracy in Nigeria would die a slow and painful death if the independence of the judiciary is destroyed or the National Assembly turned to a rubber stamp.
He said: “Our society is in despair today; democracy is receding; rule of law appears…
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