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Falana to NBA: We must sanction AGs who flout court orders

Human Rights Activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to sanction Attorney Generals who encouraged the disobedience of court orders.
Falana, who spoke during the ongoing NBA-SPIDEL Conference holding at Jogor Events Centre, Ibadan with the theme: “The Role of Public Interest in Governance in Nigeria,” said that all Attorney Generals that refused to make their governors to obey court judgements should resign.
Speaking on the topic: “Anti-Corruption Model: Asset Declaration, Public Access and Emerging Issues,” the Learned Silk suggested that the NBA should also open a register for recording the names of Attorney Generals who disobeyed court orders.
According to the SAN: “As at the last count, we have recorded over a 100 court judgments which the Federal Government has refused to obey.”
Falana also reprimanded the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami for wrongfully deciding which court judgments the Federal Government should or should not obey.
Also, regarding the statement issued by the Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, in response to the ban of open grazing by the Southern State Governors, Falana upbraided the Presidency on the grounds that the issue raised by the spokesman was inflammatory and capable of throwing the country into chaos.

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