By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Mohammad, has declared that the disobedience of lawful court orders was antithetical to a nation’s growth and progress.
The CJN also said that the future of the country is bleak if youths continue in vices such as kidnapping, armed robbery and others. He spoke at the seventh convocation ceremony of Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja where he and Chief Rasaq Okoya of Eleganza group, received a honorary Doctorate Degree in Law and Doctor of Business Administration.
Chief Okoya’s award was received by his son, Tunde Okoya. The CJN said that the judiciary would continue to work for the progress and development of the country.
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He said: “Like I always say, the Nigerian judiciary will always be the hope of everybody, irrespective of race, status in the society. We uphold the total adherence to the rule of law by all citizens because it is the bastion of genuine democracy. Needless to say that disobedience of lawful court orders is antithetical to a nation’s growth and progress. It is our passionate desire to place the Nigerian judiciary in that strategic position where the country can occupy pride of place among the comity of nations.” The CJN noted that the trend of kidnapping, armed robbery, internet fraud, among other vices must be reversed as soon as possible.
Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Osman Aras, said that the university graduated 491 students, comprising of 40 First Class.
He said: “In this 2019/2020 sessions. We are glad to celebrate our 7th convocation ceremony with a total number of 491 graduands made up of 40 first class honours, 89 second class upper, 119 second class lower and one third class. Miss Onome Amakhabi from petroleum and gas engineering department, emerged the best graduating student with a cumulative grade point average of 4.99.
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