Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria ( SAN) Femi Falana, has condenmed the leadership of the Senate under Senator Godswill Akpabio. Falana accused Akpabio and the Nigerian government of disobeying Court judgments and downplaying the rule of law.
Falana accused Akpabio and the Nigerian government of disobeying Court judgments and downplaying the rule of law.
He also charged President Bola AhmedTinubu to suspend his vacation and return to Nigeria to prevent the country from collapsing into a state of anarchy.
In a statement he signed, Falana said the situation where Court judgments are disregarded by some influential people threatens adherence to the rule of law in Nigeria.
“President Bola Tinubu should prevent the state from collapsing by suspending his vacation and halt the inexorable descent to anarchy and chaos in the country,” he said.
He charged the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, to draw up measures to prevent such continuous court disobedience.
The human rights lawyer also described the Senate under the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio as the most notorious.
Falana said the Senate under Akpabio has disregarded court verdicts.
He lamented that under Akpabio’s leadership, the Senate has treated Court verdicts with disdain.
Falana said, “Judgments of courts are disobeyed by governments and powerful individuals.
“The most notorious institution is the Senate under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio.”