Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN and former President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, has advised that the Supreme Court be allowed to judicially decide on the Chicago State University, CSU, certificate of President Bola Tunubu, rather than current needless overheating of the polity.
Agbakoba made his position known in a statement he issued to newsmen on Monday wherein he stated: “This madness of Chicago State University must stop now.”
In the statement, he berated lawyers who he said had continued with their media trial on the television regarding the issue.
According to him: “The cacophony of discordant voices on Tinubu/Atiku over the certificate matter is completely out of hand.
“This utter nonsense from armchair lawyers is heating up Nigeria dangerously. Please can we keep our opinions and views to ourselves awaiting a decision of the Supreme Court.“”I am so ashamed to see lawyers on television arguing one way or the other on the merits or demerits of the Chicago State University matter. This is most unhelpful!
”I call out all media that tolerate this nonsense of adjudicating the CSU matter on TV and newspapers. I urge the President of the Nigerian Bar Association to call out lawyers that breach rules of ethics by turning the media into a court of law.
”Can we please stop heating up our country!!! Let us allow the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make a judicial pronouncement which is binding on us all!!!! This public nonsense must stop.”
