More law graduates have failed
the final bar examinations which are a prerequisite for being called to the
Nigerian bar.
Speaking at the 2019 call-to-bar
ceremony in Abuja, on Tuesday, Isa Ciroma, director-general of the Nigerian Law
School, said 5,689 students sat for the examinations in August out of which
4,455 were successful.
According to him, 147 candidates
had first class results, which represents 2.58 percent of the total figure; 741
made second class upper division, 13.03 percent, while 2,247 made second class
lower division, 39.50 percent of the total figure.
He said the candidates, who
scored pass mark, were 1,321, which represents 23.22 percent of the total
figure.
“I attest that they are fit and
proper persons for call and admission to the Nigerian Bar.”
About 1,230 law graduates failed
the exams, which is an increase from April 2019, where 724 failed.
In August, 2018, 965 students
were recorded to have failed the examinations, representing 16.51 percent of
the number of candidates who took the tests at the time.
In his remarks, Tanko Muhammad,
chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), congratulated the successful candidates.
He asked the new wigs to pursue
justice in accordance with the law. He also asked them to make a difference by
using the knowledge and skills they have acquired in making the society better.
“Your priority is to commit
yourselves to the pursuit of justice. Where you see justice not being achieved,
do all you can within the ambit of the law to ensure that justice is served,”
he said.
“Needless to say, if the justice
system fails, the confidence of the people in it declines. I urge you all to
make a difference by leaving your footprints on the sands of time; you have all
been equipped with necessary skills, trainings and the ability to make impact
in the society.”
Also, the number of first class
graduates dropped from 161 in 2018 to 147 in 2019. The University of Ibadan
produced the highest number of first class candidates this year, with 26
graduates.
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