3RD WEEK JANUARY 2008 (14TH -18TH)

SQUIB DIARY

MONDAY 14TH JANUARY 2008
Squib’s out. The first in the year. Cover Story - “FROM GRASS TO S.A.N,” the Rise of Dele Adesina. Was at the Ikeja High Court for a case - my very first in the year. Saw a ‘gaping’ crowd of Law School Students on attachments to the court.

I remember when I was an infant
I remember when I was a rookie
I remember when I was a green horn
I remember when I was a novice!

Did you sing along?
Quite a healthy number of lawyers and litigants in the courts today. The year has just really started for litigation lawyers.
Heard the rumours (faintly) though that JUSAN members would go on nation-wide strike tomorrow. Will the strike really take place in the Lagos Judiciary? When the leadership of the JUSAN is beheaded? Well, tomorrow is just the next day. We’ll see.

TUESDAY 15TH JANUARY 2008
Was at the Ikeja High Court. Tied down till 3.55 p.m., doing one case or the other. No JUSAN strike after-all, workers went about duties, most dutifully.
Was at the 4th Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture after the event had ended. But you could trust a Gecko to know what happened even in absentia.
Having come so late, was only fitting that I was one of the last to leave. Just as I was about to leave, a character approached me for “help!” Said he was an out-of-pocket journalist.
Medium? THISDAY!
Nature of Application: Transport Money.
Reason for Application: Missed out from the “settlement”
largesse from the organisers of the lecture.
Well, I felt rather amused. But, since the fellow said he was my colleague, we gave him something. Something is better than nothing. No?

WEDNESDAY 16TH JANUARY 2008
Was at the Ikeja High Court. At noon. Had some papers filed. Nothing much to do in court today.

THURSDAY 17TH JANUARY 2008
Was at the Ikeja High Court. Did my case(s) and strolled around - gecko style. Saw the obituary notice of one Muftau(?) Etti, a junior judiciary staff. Served quite a long, long time in the office of the Chief Judge. Loyally, I presumed. Reason why the authorities recognised him? So many others before him had gone without such recognition. May Etti’s soul rest in peace.

FRIDAY 18TH JANUARY 2008
Spent quite a long time at the Maximum Security Prison, today. As a visitor of course.
Got to the Ikeja High Court quite late in the day. Had a brief meeting with a special gecko.