Be resourceful and dynamic, Ayoola charges lawyers

Former chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offence Commission ( ICPC ), Justice Emmanuel Ayoola ( rtd ) has charged Nigerian lawyers to be resourceful and dynamic .
The ex- Chief Justice of The Gambia reiterated that jurisprudence must be nurtured and developed by the Bar , adding that it is time to rebuild legal profession in the country.
Speaking as a co- chairperson on the theme: “ Commitment to leadership” at the 10 th annual business luncheon of the SPA Ajibade & Co . and the presentation of the firm ’ s publication; “ A review of Contemporary Legal Trends in Nigerian law ” to mark it’ s 50 th anniversary , the former justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court said the dearth of legal text books must be addressed .
He said : “ We must rebuild the legal profession if legal contemporary trends are to be the father of future legal trends. Sometimes , one get worried about the future of legal trends. We must begin to put higher values on legal learning. “ We must be bold and daring enough to strengthen , assist and encourage younger lawyers in every form . ”
He extolled the virtues of the founder of the firm , Chief Simon Peter Abiodun (SPA ) Ajibade for his doggedness and forthrightness as well as the managing partner of the firm, Dr Babatunde Ajibade ( SAN ) and his team for keeping the flag flying . The Chief Judge of Lagos State , Mrs Opeyemi Oke challenged lawyers to assist her tackle the menace of corruption in Lagos judiciary .
She noted that commitment involves the ability of someone to invest his time, energy and resources to a cause the fellow believes in . “ I am challenging any member of the Bar not to give money to anyone but to maintain his stand whenever he goes to court to transact any business , ” she declared , adding that the leadership of the five branches of the Bar in Lagos have been cooperative in ensuring that “ we stamp out corruption in the judiciary . ”
The founder, Chief Ajibade who confessed that the growth of the firm was beyond his imagination , said his passion then was mainly to preserve his law library .
His words : “ I didn ’ t have the vision to sustain the firm when I established it in 1967 . The passion then was to have as many law books as possible . Therefore , the growth of this firm is beyond my expectation . ”
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