A coalition of prominent civil society organisations has formally petitioned the Legal Practitioners’ Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), demanding a comprehensive investigation into grave allegations of misconduct against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Neda Bernards Imasuen.
The petition, obtained by The Guardian, underscores serious concerns regarding breaches of ethical standards within the legal profession and a potential undermining of the rule of law, urging immediate intervention from relevant authorities.
The signatories to the petition include Citizens Gavel Foundation for Social Justice, EiE Nigeria, Advocates for the Promotion of Digital Rights and Civic Interactions Initiative, TAP Initiative, Global Rights Advocates for Sustainable Justice, and the Open Society on Justice Reform Project.
These groups assert that Senator Akpabio has failed to recuse himself from investigations…
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