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Afenifere leading Obi’s campaign shows God has taken charge of Nigeria – Ohanaeze

Aminu Danladi by Aminu Danladi
December 9, 2022
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The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Wednesday explained what it claims is an emerging new Nigeria looming in the horizon, stressing that God is at work to rescue Nigeria.

Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, the National Vice President of Ohaneze, said that the fresh order pushing primordial sentiments of ethnicity was fast receding to the background made manifest in the Yoruba people leading the campaigns of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) candidate.

“God is propelling this movement and not by any human being. I’ve not experienced it in Nigeria before. We are not working for Peter Obi but for ourselves and the future of this great country,” he stated. 

Okeke-Ogene predicted that over 80 per cent of Nigerians would vote for Obi in the 2023 presidential election, adding that the former Governor of Anambra State was already coasting home to victory by the wide endorsement from groups like Afenifere, Middlebelt Leaders Forum and many other ethnic and social-cultural organisations.

Speaking during the inauguration of the Anambra State Obi/Datti presidential campaign committee which took place Wednesday in Awka, Okeke-Ogene, the South-East Zonal coordinator of the body, said, “we don’t want to make our support to Peter Obi an Igbo affair and we are not supporting him because he is an Igbo man. 

“Ohaneze is fully in support of Peter Obi/Ahmed Datti joint ticket. We are fully in support of it in and out.

“The Yorubas are supporting Obi/ Datti ticket, they are even leading in support of the ticket for national interest. 

“They said it is a payback time for Ndigbo for supporting Abiola and Obasanjo. 

“We gave them 90 percent votes and they are appreciative. Why won’t the Igbo support the movement?” he said.

Describing Obidient Movement as divine intervention to rescue Nigeria from collapse, he maintained that Nigerians had decided to take back their country and there was no going back.

He said: “God is propelling this movement and not by any human being. 

“I’ve not experienced it in Nigeria before. We are not working for Peter Obi but for ourselves and the future of this great country.

“Peter Obi is not looking for anything, with two grownup children; he is not looking for means to train them but how to restructure Nigeria for the good of all. 

“I urge the Campaign Committee members to work harder for the realization of this wonderful dream,” he added.

Chairman, Ogochukwu Eneh, LP state chairman in Anambra, congratulated the members and charged them to work hard to guarantee victory for the party, while State Coordinator/Director General Obi- Datti presidential campaign committee, Joe Martin Uzodike disclosed that over 800 persons constituted members of the committee.

He said all party candidates were automatic members of the committee, urging them to ensure no stone was left unturned towards rescuing Nigeria from further decay.

The Anambra State Secretary of the Compaign Committee, Barr. Okoli Akrika, commended the party for finding them worthy to lead the campaign and promised to deliver.

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Suspension of Mike Ozekhome SAN: A Hasty Decision By The LPPC And The Prejudicial Effect Of Same  
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Suspension of Mike Ozekhome SAN: A Hasty Decision By The LPPC And The Prejudicial Effect Of Same  

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By Sheriff. C. ADELE, Esq  On June 23, 2026, the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), at its 173rd General Meeting, approved the suspension of Chief Mike Ozekhome from the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The suspension, announced pursuant to Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is to remain in force pending the final determination of disciplinary proceedings before the LPPC’s Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee.   While the LPPC asserts that the suspension is intended to "safeguard the integrity, dignity and prestige of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria", this decision raises profound concerns about procedural propriety, jurisdictional overreach, and the prejudicial effect it portends for both the legal profession and the administration of justice. This article critically examines the hasty decision of the LPPC, its implications, and why it constitutes a premature verdict that undermines the very principles of natural justice the legal profession is sworn to uphold.  Chief Mike Ozekhome, a prominent constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, is currently facing disciplinary proceedings before the LPPC’s Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee. The proceedings relate to his involvement in a controversial property dispute in the United Kingdom concerning a property located at 79 Randall Avenue, London. Chief Ozekhome is also standing trial before an FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on a 12-count charge, to which he has pleaded not guilty.  What is particularly significant and troubling is that the same issues before the LPPC are also pending before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), the body statutorily charged with the responsibility of sanctioning legal practitioners for professional misconduct. The LPDC is yet to make any determination on the substantive allegations against chief Ozekhome. Yet, the LPPC has proceeded to impose a suspension that, in practical effect, constitutes a pre-determinative sanction.  The Distinct Jurisdictions of the LPPC and LPDC  To appreciate the gravity of the LPPC’s decision, it is essential to understand the distinct and separate roles of the LPPC and the LPDC under Nigerian law.  The LPPC is a statutory body established under Section 5 of the Legal Practitioners Act. Its primary function is to consider and determine eligible applicants for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, the LPPC is also empowered to make rules as to the privileges to be accorded to Senior Advocates of Nigeria. While the LPPC has disciplinary powers over SAN holders, these powers are ancillary to its primary function of conferring and regulating the rank. The LPPC's disciplinary authority is derived from its guidelines, including Paragraph 26(6) of the Guidelines for the Conferment of the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. However, this authority is limited to matters pertaining to the rank itself and the privileges associated with it.  The LPDC, by contrast, is a committee of the Body of Benchers established under Section 10 of the Legal Practitioners Act. Its mandate is far broader and more fundamental: it is the primary disciplinary body for all legal practitioners in Nigeria. The LPDC exercises jurisdiction over all lawyers called to the Nigerian Bar and is empowered to investigate allegations of professional misconduct and impose sanctions ranging from admonition to suspension and disbarment.  The Critical Distinction  The distinction between these two bodies is not merely academic, it is fundamental to the proper administration of justice in the legal profession. The LPPC is primarily a conferring and privilege-regulating body. The LPDC is the disciplinary body par excellence. While the LPPC may have incidental disciplinary powers over SAN holders, these powers cannot supplant or pre-empt the primary disciplinary jurisdiction of the LPDC.  When the same issues are pending before both bodies, as they are in chief Ozekhome’s case, the LPDC’s determination on professional misconduct must logically precede any disciplinary sanction from the LPPC. The LPPC cannot independently determine facts of professional misconduct that are the exclusive province of the LPDC.  The Hasty Decision: A Premature Verdict  The LPPC’s decision to suspend chief Ozekhome from the rank of SAN pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings is, with respect, a hasty and premature verdict that suffers from several fundamental flaws.  Procedural Impropriety ...

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