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Declare state of emergency now, SDP chieftain, Ben Adaji tells Buhari

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July 28, 2022
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From Mohammed Alkali, Jalingo

A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Mr Ben Adaji,  has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately proclaim a State of Emergency in Nigeria. 

He said it should be anchored on his obvious inability to properly steer the affairs of the country on safe grounds. 

Adaji who recently decamped  from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the SDP in a press conference in Jalingo, Thursday. said the continued spate of insecurity, the collapse of the economy and polarization of the country has shown clearly that the President clearly lacks the capacity to govern the country and should step aside and invoke section 305 sub-section (1) of  the Nigeria constitution by declaring a state of emergency in the country. 

He urged the President to dissolve the National Assembly and Federal Executive Council forthwith with a proclamation of a state of emergency in the country. 

Adaji, who is also a veteran journalist and a House of Representatives candidate for Ankpa, Olamaboro and Omala Federal Constituency in Kogi State lamented that President Buhari should not wait until the entire country is overrun by bandits before declaring the state of emergency. 

“I am addressing you this morning as a compatriot who is deeply pained by the happenings in our dear country today. The last couple of years have tested our patience and resilience beyond measure and as it stands, I think we are at the breaking point.

“No part of this country is safe. The level of insecurity has reached an all time high and obviously, the president and commander in chief of the armed forces has no solution to the situation. Abuja, the seat of power is gradually been overrun by terrorists who now come in and operate with impunity completely unchallenged.

“These same terrorists have issued threats on the President himself and the recent attack on the Presidential guard brigade clearly shows that they are making good their threat. This is coming after the President’s advance team was ambushed and messed up only a few weeks ago.

“The attack on Kuje Correctional facility is still very fresh on our minds. While the federal government obviously can not rescue her citizens in the hands of bandits, these bandits confidently walk up to a correctional centre where their captured men are held and free them and other inmates just like that. That shows that the outlaws now rule.

“The economy is in a terrible shape as we speak. As at this morning, a Dollar is exchanging for over Seven Hundred Naira. That is over 300% worse than it was just Seven years ago. Unemployment is at an all time high. Most family can barely afford a meal daily. 

“Today more than ever, the lines that divide us have taken prominence over the factors that unit us. There is general apprehension and a feeling of hopelessness. Indeed, the President has failed Nigeria and Nigerians tremendously.

“I therefore call on the President to quickly invoke section 305 sub- section (1) of the Nigeria constitution and go home.  We elected President Buhari to protect lives and property of this nation, we have seen that he has failed Nigerian, so the same Nigerians  are saying he should step aside. “

He said Nigerians should not deceive themselves that all is well, adding that there is no way the country can conduct the 2023 general elections under the present deplorable security situation. 

“As you can see, apart from ASSU strike, so many states are already closing their schools due to insecurity while market traders and farmers, including civil servants can no longer go out of their houses, so what else is remaining in Nigeria?” He questioned. 

The SDP Chieftain regretted the huge resources being appropriated by the National Assembly on security without a corresponding results, recalling how billions if Naira was spent on purchase of supper Tucano Aircrafts from the US to fight insecurity but to no avail. 

He therefore, advised the president to step aside for the country to move forward, reminding him of needless loss of lives.

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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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