FOURTH WEEK MARCH, 2008 (24TH - 28TH)

SQUIB DIARY

MON. 24TH MARCH, 2008
The Squib’s not out. On account of the Easter holiday. It’s a whole work-free week for judges during the Easter break.

TUE. 25TH MARCH, 2008
Easter vacation on. The NBA Ikeja Branch (Tigers) held a press conference over its Annual Law Week Programme starting on the morrow and to last till Sunday the 30th. Was at the Maximum Security Prison. Spent some time there and then left. Naturally.

WED. 26TH MARCH, 2008
Was at the Ikeja High Court. Of course, the whole place was ‘dry.’ Little wonder judges were on vacation. Honourable Justice Adetula Alabi declared open the law week of the Tigers. At the occasion, the C.J presented his MISNOMER THEORY OF JUDICIAL ACTIVISM, which in short means that the legal profession has no space for activists.
But after the C.J’s speech, a Senior Advocate- Dele Adesina rose to debunk Chief Judge Alabi’s theory. And that was something.

THUR. 27TH MARCH, 2008
Was at the Airport Hotel Ikeja for the Public Lecture of the NBA Ikeja 2008 Annual Law Week. The lecture was given by Oguntade JSC. He spoke on Corruption and the Rule of Law. Interesting paper I should say.

FRI. 28TH MARCH, 2008
Was at the Ikeja High Court. Went to the High Court Library. Spent a couple of hours there. Place was not as solemnly quiet as it used to be. Lot of chit-chat went on amongst library staff for a long time. One is tempted to think the place is now a gossip center.