Attorneys Shun NBA’s Order In Lagos, Abuja, Others

A large section of the membership of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) has shunned an order to boycott the court.

The NBA’s NEC gave the directive that attorneys should shun courts across the country in protest against the suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN).

Onnoghen was suspended by President Buhari on Friday, January 25th following an order by the Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) with Justice Tanko Mohammed sworn in as CJN in acting capacity.

Most attorneys were seen going about their normal routine in courts in Lagos, as they shunned the NBA’s directive. In Abuja, the Industrial Court also sat with attorneys present.

The Damaturu Branch of the NBA also shunned the boycott as it tagged the boycott of courts because of a case in court as a ‘deviation from the tenets of the legal profession’.

Also in Ilorin and other branches of the NBA, attorneys were seen in court as they also shunned the boycott order.

FROM  aledeh.com