Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,
SAN, says adoption of a set of reforms that are hinged on reclaiming the
traditions of virtuous ethics and entrenching personal and corporate integrity,
among other things, are some of the requisites for addressing the many
challenges facing the legal profession in Nigeria.
Osinbajo stated this in Abuja at
the Body of Bencher Award Night where he was preferred to the prestigious rank
of Life Bencher.
According to him, “The weaknesses
that have recently been exposed in our profession, as disturbing as they are,
have at the same time provided us great opportunity for deep introspection and
self-assessment.
“This is an opportunity for
reform and reclaim of that tradition of virtuous ethics; a tradition of moral
inquiry and doggedness in the dispassionate and impartial application of law no
matter whose ox is gored.
“Our professional practice and
the courts must always measure up to the moral, ethical and statutory standards
we subscribed to.
“Whether we sit at the Bar or on
the Bench, we bear the responsibility for a fair and just society; a free, fair
and impartial justice system that ushers in progressive reforms in governance
and protects the social structure of our nation.
“My Lords, distinguished members
of the Body of Benchers: Our greatest debt at this point in our lives and
careers is to the future. The future of this profession that has been so kind
and generous to us and to this society that has yielded leadership at various
levels to us.
“That debt is one which we must
discharge faithfully. First by being worthy mentors to an ever growing number
of legal practitioners, but more importantly by fearlessly insisting that the
bedrock of justice and the rule of law is personal and corporate integrity.
“I congratulate all the honorees
tonight. An award from the most distinguished body of our profession is worthy
of commendation indeed. I pray that you will go from glory to glory.”
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