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20 lawyers volunteer to represent LP candidates at Tribunal
No fewer than 20 lawyers have volunteered to represent the Labour Party, LP at the Election Petition Tribunal in Lagos State to help the party and its candidates retrieve their allegedly stolen mandates.
Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party’s candidates in the 2023 general election disclosed that lawyers and professionals who are sympathetic to their plight have agreed to offer services to candidates who felt cheated following the outcome of the Feb. 25 and March 18 general election in the state.
Dayo Ekong, the Lagos State LP Chairperson, disclosed this while addressing the frontline candidates and other critical stakeholders at the party’s Secretariat in Ikeja on Tuesday evening in Lagos.
“We have a group of professionals and lawyers who want to volunteer their services for free to help our candidates retrieve their stolen mandates.
“Feel free to contact them in case your need legal advice. We are hopeful that the legal practitioners will help those who do not have money to hire lawyers to fight their cases in court.
“All eyes are on the judiciary. We are going to win,” Ekong said.
The chairperson expressed optimism that the party would recover allegedly stolen mandates.
“This is the time for us to stand strong, tall and stay focus no matter the attacks and intimidation.
“We are with you. We want to feel more of you, we want you to support us and together we can move this party forward,” she said.
Ekong assured that the state excos would continue to stand behind all candidates challenging outcome of the last general elections.
According to her, the leadership challenges rocking the party will fizzle out very soon, as the party has commenced processes to expose and show the infiltrators the way out.
“We cannot allow people who are playing the script of some pay masters in our midst to continue. Our children must grow up to see a new Nigeria and that is our passion and commitment.
“Be part of of the history, fight the battle no matter the castigation and intimidation. If our country is better, out children will sing a new song,” she added.
According to her, the chapter is solidly behind the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee and would not be part of any back door coup against the party leadership for any monetary gain.
Urging the candidates not to be distracted but be focused, Ekong assured that the truth would prevail at the end of the tunnel.
She urged all the candidates to be closer to the party hierarchy in the state.
“We are at a period in this party when everything looks uncertain because of infiltrations,” she said.
She begged all aggrieved candidates to shelve their grievances and work to promote the party and its ideas in their various constituencies.
Corroborating the chairperson, Sam Okpala, the LP Secretary in the state, said that some people had become ‘comrades in crimes’ to destroy the party and its structure in the state because of selfish gains.
“We need your support to stand and face the shenanigans who are hell bent to destroy the party. They are out to play the spoilers role but God will continue to expose them.
“The party is standing strongly with you in the efforts to reclaim these mandates. We want you to help defend interests and cause of this party in your various constituencies.
“We have almost 20 lawyers working together with some other professionals working together on this,” Okpala said.
Stating that the Lagos State LP chapter remained the bedrock of the party, Okpala described the interaction as a confidence building meeting to clear airs on myriads of false narratives making the round about the party.
Commenting, the candidates and leaders of the party unanimously agreed to work with the party and Ekong-led state executive committee of the party.
The meeting had in attendance some House of Assembly, House of Representatives and Senatorial District candidates of the party in the last general elections with other stakeholders in the state.
The Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters(Senate), Sen. Basheer Lado, CON, has felicitated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on his 73rd Birthday Anniversary.
Lado in a congratulatory message on Friday in Abuja, described the President as a selfless leader and one who had sacrificed so much for the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria.
He said, “today, we celebrate not just the birth of a man, but the rise of a legacy.
“We celebrate not just the years in your life, but the life in your years.
“We celebrate not just the path you’ve walked, but the footprints you’ve left behind.”
The Special Adviser said the President’s life was a testament to the power of courage, resilience, and faith in the promise of the Nigerian nation.
He commended the ‘President’s determination as well as his relentless effort in ensuring adequate security, economic growth and political stability in the country.
According to Him, President Tinubu’s doggedness and passion for good governance has set Nigeria on a high pedestal in the comity of nations.
“You dreamed when others doubted, you sacrificed when others conformed, and you led when others retreated.
“On this special day, I proudly join millions across Nigeria and the world to salute your strength and celebrate your service,”he said.
Lado prayed for divine wisdom as the President continued to steer the ship of the nation toward renewed hope and greatness.
He further prayed that the glory of the President’s latter years would surpass his achievements in the past.
The Nigerian Council of Legal Education, the academic institute training lawyers before mobilizing for Call to the Bar said, the 2024 Bar Part results would be release any time soon.
The assurance came amid tension by the students who wrote the examination in November and are awaiting release of the results to determine if they have cleared or have to resit papers.
In a memo released and signed by the School management on Friday 28th March, 2025, the attention of candidates and the public was drawn to the fact that the Council has been working on the results and has progressed into a phase where the results will be released soon.
Part of the memo sighted by CAPITAL POST in Abuja said: Candidates who wrote the November 2024 Bar Final Examinations and the general public are hereby notified that the conventional processes leading to the publication of the results after approval by the Council of Legal Education are almost concluded.
“Candidates and the general public are assured that the results will be released shortly.
“The date for the Call to the Bar will be announced as soon as it is approved by the honourable Body of Benchers”, it concluded.
The Northern Senators Forum has expressed its sadness over the lynching of travelers in Uromi, Edo State, saying that they were taken aback over the gruesome killing of innocent Nigerians because of the zone where the victims came from.
The Forum was reacting to the attack that led to death of individuals on 27th March, 2025 while travelling to the Northern part of the country after they were tragically stereotyped as Fulani kidnappers and brutally murdered in a despicable manner.
The Forum in a statement issued by its Chairman, Abdulaziz Yar’adua strongly condemn the killing and described it as a heinous act which must be investigated with the culprits brought to book.
It read: “We strongly condemn this heinous act, which is a clear violation of the fundamental human rights of the victims. We urge the Edo State Government to take immediate action to identify and prosecute the perpetrators of this gruesome murder.
“We commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for directing the police and other security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into this incident, with a view to arresting the culprits.
“This swift action demonstrates the government’s commitment to upholding justice and protecting the rights of all citizens.
“As stated in Section 41 of the Nigerian Constitution, every citizen has the right to freedom of movement and residence throughout the country. No citizen can be expelled from or refused entry into Nigeria. We must uphold these fundamental principles and ensure that all citizens are treated with dignity and respect.
“We call on the Edo State Government, the security agencies, and all stakeholders to work together to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future. We must promote a culture of tolerance, understanding, and peaceful coexistence among all Nigerians.”
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