A notable legal practitioner in Nigeria, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has berated lawyers in the Nigeria, lamenting that the “utter nonsense from armchair lawyers is heating up Nigeria dangerously” on the controversy over the Chicago State University scandal in the power tussle between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Agbakoba, former NBA President, lamenting that the discordant voices across the country are completely out of hand, chided lawyers who argue the merits or demerits of the Chicago State University deposition on the education document of President Tinubu in the Atiku Abubakar’s suit.
He noted that the argument is most unhelpful, expressing his disgust with the analyst lawyers.
According to Agbakoba, “I am so ashamed to see Lawyers on Television arguing one way or the other on the merits or demerits of the Chicago State University matter. This is most unhelpful!”
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The legal practitioner, in a statement, asserted: “this madness of Chicago State University must stop now!!!”
He expressed dismay that “the cacophony of discordant voices on Tinubu/Atiku over the certificate matter is completely out of hand.”
He declared: “I urge the President of the Nigerian Bar Association to call out lawyers that breach rules of ethics by turning the media into a Court of Law.”
Agbakoba appealed that people should hold their opinions and views themselves, and wait for the pronouncement of the Supreme Court, reiterating that “this public nonsense must stop.”
Agbakoba also berated the media, which he said “tolerated the nonsense of adjudicating the CSU matter on TV and Newspapers.”
Agbakoba’s statement read:
Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN
@oagbakoba
“THIS MADNESS OF CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY MUST STOP NOW!!!
“The cacophony of discordant voices on Tinubu/Atiku over the certificate matter is completely out of hand. This utter nonsense from armchair lawyers is heating up Nigeria dangerously.
“Please can we keep our opinions and views to ourselves awaiting a decision of the Supreme Court.
“I am so ashamed to see Lawyers on Television arguing one way or the other on the merits or demerits of the Chicago State University matter. This is most unhelpful!
“I call out all media that tolerate this nonsense of adjudicating the CSU matter on TV and Newspapers.
“I urge the President of the Nigerian Bar Association to call out lawyers that breach rules of ethics by turning the media into a Court of Law.
“Can we please stop heating up our country!!! Let us allow the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make a judicial pronouncement which is binding on us all!!!! This public nonsense must stop.”
– OA.