The Digest:
Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) accused the Supreme Court of inconsistency and an excessive reliance on legal technicalities, arguing that the justice system must be decolonized to serve the people, not "procedural formalities."
Key Points:
- Former VP Yemi Osinbajo criticized the Supreme Court for inconsistency and prioritizing legal technicalities.
- He stated the justice system must be fundamentally restructured to serve the people.
- Osinbajo lamented that Nigeria's attachment to outdated doctrines erodes public trust.
- He called on legal practitioners and policymakers to embrace "critical, decolonised thinking."
- Human rights advocate Prof. Chidi Odinkalu (SAN) echoed the need to dismantle colonial legacies in the law.
- SAN Yusuf Ali observed that Nigeria lacks a unifying national identity beyond fleeting moments like football.
- The call was made at the second Prof. Yusuf Ali Annual Lecture in Ilorin.
Sources: Leadership Newspapers
