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.
He said that any nation not
governed by the principle of democracy was bound to collapse.
“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.
He called for continued
commitment to the cause of the country despite present challenges.
“We must remain committed to the
cause of our country, the cause of unity, and the cause of peace. The country
belongs to all of us and we are not going to expect anyone to change the course
of things for us except ourselves. We must never despair, no matter the
situation because ours is a profession that believes in possibilities.
“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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