Rise, defend rule of law, judiciary – Ekweremadu charges lawyers
Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has urged lawyers to defend the independence of the judiciary and be committed to observance of the rule of law.
He spoke at the reunion dinner of the 1986 Law Class of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in Enugu State, Saturday.“Today, the judiciary is challenged and we must not forget that this arm of government is at the heart of our democracy. Therefore, we must not allow its unity and independence to crumble. We must stand up for the judiciary and we must stand up for our own rights. We must ensure that the rule of law prevails because any country without the rule of law is bound to fail”, he said.
“In the course of the World War II, Churchill told the people of England that if everybody defended his own, the whole of England would be defended. We all have a role to play to have better country”, he added. Ekweremadu also eulogised the UNN, particularly the Faculty of Law for working hard to preserve the standard and reputation of the institution despite obvious challenges.
“The very regrettable trend in Nigeria today is that most of our institutions are beginning to decline. But this is one institution we have seen that has grown over the years and the Law Faculty if making much progress,” Ekweremadu concluded.
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