Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, former head of the Nigerian Bar Association, says he was embarrassed to see attorneys on national television debating the merits or demerits of President Bola Tinubu’s Chicago State University case.
The senior lawyer voiced his unhappiness with the “cacophony of discordant voices” on Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the CSU records dispute.
Armchair attorneys, according to Agbakoba, are dangerously heating up Nigeria.
In a post on his social media platform, X, on Monday, the legal expert advised individuals to keep their opinions and beliefs to themselves till the Supreme Court renders its ruling.
He said,
“The cacophony of discordant voices on Tinubu/Atiku over the certificate matter is completely out of hand. This utter nonsense from armchair lawyers is heating up Nigeria dangerously.
“Please, can we keep our opinions and views to ourselves, awaiting a decision of the Supreme Court?
“I am so ashamed to see lawyers on television arguing one way or the other on the merits or demerits of the Chicago State University matter. This is most unhelpful!
“I call out all media that tolerate this nonsense of adjudicating the CSU matter on TV and newspapers.
“I urge the President of the Nigerian Bar Association to call out lawyers that breach rules of ethics by turning the media into a Court of Law.
“Can we please stop heating up our country!!! Let us allow the Supreme Court of Nigeria to make a judicial pronouncement which is binding on us all!!!! This public nonsense must stop.”