Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said both the Federal Government, National Judicial Council and the Nigerian Bar Association erred in the handling of the case of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.
Falana said this on Thursday when he spoke at the Citizen Forum 2019 in Lagos.
He said: “We must challenge the judicial performance of NJC/NBA for pretending there was no problem.”
He described it as a dangerous phenomenon because while Onnoghen is being charged with serious accusations, NBA is busy mobilising lawyers.
Falana said: “This has to be stopped.
“Lawyers go around making mockery of the profession.
“It is a wrong message.
“We must also decry those that laid the foundation for dictatorial rule in Nigeria in a democracy.
“Let the defender of our rights not pull wool over our eyes.”