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2027: Tinubu full-fledged mascot of leadership failure – Adebayo

Ezechukwu Malachy by Ezechukwu Malachy
April 24, 2025
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*Urges Nigerians to wake up from deep political slumber and take charge of their destiny

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has declared that his mission in the upcoming 2027 elections is to ensure that President Bola Tinubu becomes the last bad leader that Nigeria will ever have.

Adebayo condemned the attitude to resigning to fate, complaining and hoping that God would send a good leader from heaven without working hard to bring such expectation to reality.

In a statement, the SDP chieftain explained that right from former President Goodluck Jonathan to Muhammadu Buhari and now, Tinubu, “Nigerians had always murmured and complained about their cluelessness and directionlessness without proportionate action to install a good leader”.

On how he will be able to achieve the feat, he stated that “the secret is just to change the politics as it has been played over the years and even as most parties are still going about it”.

He stated: “If you listen to politicians, they will tell you, oh, the President who is there now is the problem. Then, it was anybody but Jonathan. And then, oh, Buhari is the problem; he’s clueless and whatever. 

“Now, Tinubu is the problem, but I can tell you, my mission is to make sure that Tinubu is the last of the bad presidents.

“How do you ensure that? You will change the politics. You will make Nigerians believe in the politics of their country, reasonable people who will not touch politics with a long pole. 

“When politics is done properly, ethically, and legitimately, they will come into it.

“More talent will come into it, and people will not emphasise the politics of money. So, once we change that system, it doesn’t matter if Tinubu can resign tomorrow, you can conspire and remove him but you don’t need that. 

“What we need is to change the politics, and to do that, we must first change our political party, and anyone who looks at the SDP knows that we have changed the party for the better.

“The message is going to the people. While we are doing awareness and talking, I don’t want Nigerians to sit at home and point fingers at the bad governors and say it’s caused by politicians. 

“The mandate comes from the people, and once the people raise their bar, some politicians will respond to it and some will fall by the wayside.

“But, if you say, under this current system we are running now, you want to bring money, push money on me, and put me there; I’m not going to accept. We must change the politics, and that’s what we are trying to do.

“By God’s grace, we will not let Nigerian people down, and we are not going to follow those who have ruined the system before. 

“Anyone is free to join the party, but we are, for the people of Nigeria, we have no other objective, no other mission”, he said.

Adebayo therefore urged Nigerians to adopt the SDP to be able to correct the political ills in Nigeria.

According to him, “That is what the leadership of the SDP is working to achieve. If you speak to our National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, our National Secretary, Olu Ogunloye and other leaders of the party, you’ll see that down our ladder and our organogram, we are reminding everyone who joins the party that they are welcome.

“However, look at our manifesto, chapter two of the Constitution and the plight of the masses, our politics is geared towards addressing that. 

“What we want is for the party to be adopted by the Nigerian people as a platform to correct what is wrong in our politics,” he stated.

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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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June 26, 2026
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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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