The SANs said MalamiSan’s powers are circumscribed by the constitution, and he cannot depart from it under any guise. FedMinOfJustice SERAPNigeria
A 20-man group of Senior Advocates of Nigeria under the aegis of the Justice Reform Project has urged Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami not to pick and choose which court orders to obey.The SANs said Malami’s powers are circumscribed by the constitution, and he cannot depart from it under any guise.
The group said it felt compelled to call out Malami in view of his comments during his Senate screening.The AGF said they were disobeyed in public interest, adding that it was his duty to protect the overall rights of Nigerians which he claims overrides the need to respect individual liberties.JRP said: “Mr Malami is wrong. It is not the right or power of the Attorney-General to determine legal rights and to pick and choose which he will respect or not.
“If any minister can determine that he can abuse or discard court process, even after himself invoking the power of the courts, then he can abort every other constitutional guarantee in turn.
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