OATH OF OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OATH OF OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

On
May 29, General Buhari will be sworn in as the next President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria and this is the oath of office he will be swearing to:

 OATH OF OFFICE OF PRESIDENT

I
______________________________ do solemnly swear/affirm that I will be faithful
and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria: that as President
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I will discharge my duties to the best of
my ability, faithfully and in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria and the law, and always in the interest of the sovereignty,
integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria;
that I will strive to preserve the Fundamental Objectives and Directive
Principles of State Policy contained in the Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria; that I will abide by the Code of Conduct contained in the
Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that in
all circumstances, I will do right to all manner of people, according to law,
without fear or favour, affection or ill-will; that I will not directly or
indirectly communicate or reveal to any person any matter which shall be
brought under my consideration or shall become known to me  as President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, except as may be required for the
due discharge of my duties as President; and that I will devote myself to the
service and well-being of the people of Nigeria.

So
help me God.
LAWYERS BEWARE

LAWYERS BEWARE

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I
heard the news that a very senior lawyer, Kunle kalejaiye (SAN) had his name
struck off the roll for unprofessional conduct. As a lawyer, I feel for him
because I can’t imagine putting in all that work and effort into building a
career in the legal profession, getting to the height of the profession and the
inner bar and losing everything in one swoop. Like a friend mentioned to me
last night, it’s surely synonymous to death.

Mr
Kalejaiye was disbarred by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee
(LPDC) following an investigation into an allegation that Mr. Kalejaiye engaged
in “confidential and private telephone conversations with the Chairman of an
election petition tribunal, Justice Thomas Naron without the knowledge of other
counsels in the matter.

I
am writing this piece as an admonishment to other practising lawyers, most
especially the young lawyers who are still cutting their teeth in this
profession. I know a young lawyer’s pay is not so encouraging sometimes but
that must not lead one to partake in unscrupulous and nefarious activities as a
lawyer. A lawyer’s reputation is very important and must be guarded jealously.
No point making a few bucks from a client and losing your license to practise
or having to face disciplinary procedures. It is wise never to allow a client
influence your principles, remember that you are a priest in the temple of
justice.

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Allow
me leave you with the provisions of the Legal Practitioners Act as it relates
to penalties for unprofessional conduct. It states in Section 11(1) of the LPA
that –

(1)         
Where –

(a)       
A person whose name is
on the roll is judged by the Disciplinary Committee to be guilty of infamous
conduct in an y professional respect; or

(b)       
A person whose name is
on the roll is convicted, by any court in Nigeria having power to award
imprisonment, of an offence (whether or not an offence punishable with
imprisonment) which in the opinion of the Disciplinary Committee is
incompatible with the status of a legal practitioner; or

(c)       
The Disciplinary
Committee is satisfied that the name of any person has been fraudulently
enrolled,

The
Disciplinary Committee, may, it if thinks fit,give a direction –

i.             
Ordering the Registrar
to strike that person’s name off the roll; or

ii.           
Suspending that person
from practice by ordering him not to engage in practice as a legal practitioner
for such period as may be specified in the direction; or

iii.         
Admonishing that person,

And
any such direction may, where appropriate, include provision requiring the
refund of monies paid or the handing over of documents or any other thing as
the circumstances of the case will require.

Adedunmade
Onibokun
@adedunmade
OUR PROBLEM WITH BUYING FUEL IN CANS

OUR PROBLEM WITH BUYING FUEL IN CANS

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Why do some Nigerians like to take advantage of their fellow countrymen? The saying that – one man must fail in order for another to succeed, is a proverb we must totally do away with. You must be wondering what’s causing me to vent, well it’s the fuel situation currently in Nigeria and the way the oil marketers and petrol station attendants have handled it. In my opinion, the operators of the oil sector in Nigeria have developed a system of robbing Nigeria and Nigerians in broad daylight. Some oil marketers have been falsifying figures and sometimes getting paid two or three times the amount for the same vessel of petroleum products being brought into the shores of the country, hopefully The General will help us get rid of those unscrupulous entities but they are not my reason for writing this brief, my qualms today is directed at the owners of petrol stations and their fuel attendants.
Just last week, I spent over 7 hours trying to buy fuel due to the scarcity and mob rush at the stations where petrol was being sold. What hurt  most was that the fuel attendant charged an extra 1,000 Naira to sell fuel into cars and I had to pay same, i mean, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO BRIBE A FUEL ATTENDANT A THOUSAND NAIRA TO SELL FUEL INTO MY CAR, AREN’T I PAYING FOR THE FUEL ALREADY?
The thing is, owners of petrol stations and their staffs have perfected a system by which they rob all Nigerians of their hard earned cash. However, before I go on, I have questions;
IS THERE A LAW THAT SAYS NIGERIANS MUST NOT BUY FUEL IN KEGS? And if there is,
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WHO IS THE IGNORANT NIGERIAN THAT PASSED SUCH A LAW?
IF SUCH LAW EXISTS, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BUY FUEL IN OUR GENERATORS, SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOT GIVEN US ADEQUATE POWER SUPPLY?
Now back to my experience, last Saturday morning, I arrived at the Total filling station, on Diya Street in Gbagada, Lagos at 5:00 am in the morning only to meet a mammoth crowd there already, the crowd was so much with okada riders, people with kegs and a long line of cars waiting to buy fuel. It was like a carnival and even the fuel attendants were afraid to begin to selling fuel and had to secure the presence of unarmed solders to manage the crowd, basically, everyone was struggling to get their kegs, vehicles and bikes in front of the pump at the same time. This caused so much chaos that my friend approached the manager to tell him how he felt the crowd could be better managed. He said “why don’t we allocate the pumps, some to sell fuel only to keg owners, some only to motorcycles and others for cars, this will lead to orderliness and free flow of persons in and out of the station”. The station manager replied thus “we can’t do that, some people will not make money.
Here is how it works, each petrol attendant was charging 500 naira to sell fuel to anyone who carried a keg and 1000 naira to everyone that owned a car. So if you bought fuel worth 500 naira or 8000 naira, you still had to pay 500 naira. Also if you were buying 1000 naira fuel into your car or getting a tank fill-up, you still had to pay 1000 naira. I could see the greed and delight in the eyes of the petrol station attendants as they made an illegal stash of cash while they profited from the chaos by refusing to  allow orderliness.
WHY DO WE NIGERIANS ALLOW THIS DAILY?
I would have suggested we begin to burn down the petrol stations of all those who charge this illegal fines for selling us their products but i am a gentleman, that’s why I am resulting to the pen. However, my question goes out to every Nigerian and policy maker out there, WILL WE CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY? 
Mr President, NNPC, somebody, anybody, pls do something about this. 
Adedunmade Onibokun
@adedunmade
Dunmadeo@yahoo.com