The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Tuesday advised 5,689 lawyers newly called to the bar to be steadfast and preserve the honour and dignity of the legal profession.
The new wigs are the successful candidates who passed the August 2019 Bar final examinations.
At the call-to-bar ceremony held at the Nigerian Law School, Bwari, Abuja, the CJN called on the new lawyers to display the highest level of professional ethics and decorum.
He said, “You must be steadfast and preserve the honour and dignity of the profession.”
The CJN also urged them to leave good footprints on the sands of time.
He urged them to be courageous and bold enough to break new grounds and seek advice from experienced senior counsel.
He added, “Your priority is to commit yourselves to the pursuit for justice. Where you see justice is not being achieved, do all you can within the ambit of the law to ensure that justice is served.”
Also speaking, the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Hayatu Chiroma (SAN), said the school had witnessed astronomical growth in the uninterrupted 56 years of its existence.
He called for intervention and financial assistance for the institution.
He urged the legal community, corporate organisations, government, parents, guardians as well as public-spirited individuals to assist the institution in form of donations, foundations, scholarships and grants in meeting its ever-increasing demands.