Osinbajo: SANs owe responsibility to society

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, over the weekend in Lagos told senior lawyers that as elite they owe a responsibility to the society to make sacrifices and act in honour and integrity.  Osinbajo made the call in his remarks at the maiden dinner of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) held in […]

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, over the weekend in Lagos told senior lawyers that as elite they owe a responsibility to the society to make sacrifices and act in honour and integrity. 

Osinbajo made the call in his remarks at the maiden dinner of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) held in Lagos, to welcome the new SANs. 

He also advised other lawyers not to trivialize procedure, with inarguable legal point, adding that the legal profession must be self-regulating. He also congratulated the new SANs. 

Chairperson at the dinner, Mrs. Folake Solanke (SAN), the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, called on lawyers to exhibit high level of ethical standards to preserve judicial integrity. 

Specifically, she admonished “new wigs” (junior lawyers) to strictly observe the rules of professional conduct for legal practitioners, describing the rule as the guiding light for every lawyer. 

Solanke, however, chided lawyers, who showed insubordination to judges and their seniors at the bar and those in the habit of employing derogatory remarks, saying such disposition constituted a breach of legal ethics. 

Other dignitaries at the event include a former Nigerian ambassador to the UK, Dr Christopher Kolade, Chief Wole Olanipekun, Chief Felix Fagbohungbe and Dr Paul Usoro among other senior advocates.