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10.11.2020 ALAWYER WEEKLY PULLOUT President Inspector Muhammadu General of Police, Buhari Mohammed Adamu Olawale Prof Etannibi Dr. Benson Fapohunda Alemika Olugbuo Danladi Kemi Okechukwu Plang Okenyodo Nwanguma Innocent Chukwuma Police Reforms: A Holistic Approach 2/DASHBOARD 10.11.2020 Effect of Blood Relationship of Pros- ecution Witness and 10.11.2020 ALAWYER WEEKLY PULLOUT Victim President Inspector Muhammadu General of Police, PAGE 4 Buhari Mohammed Adamu #ENDSARS: IBAHRI Olawale Prof Etannibi Dr. Benson Fapohunda Alemika Olugbuo Urges Buhari to Investigate Deaths and Violence Amid Security Danladi Kemi Okechukwu Plang Okenyodo Nwanguma Forces Crackdown PAGE 5 Innocent Chukwuma Police Reforms: A Lagos Attorney- Holistic Approach General Directs Release of 253 QUOTABLES Persons Arrested by ‘I pledge to be a President who seeks not to divide, but unify; who sees not red States or Police blue States, only sees the United States.’ - PAGE 5 Joseph R. Biden, President-Elect, United States of America #ENDSARS Pro- test: A Peep into 'We have to rejig our representation in the United the Intervention States. It was a little bit awkward, to send an 83 year old man, as Nigerian Ambassador to of the Judiciary the United States.... We need more vibrant, more intellectually endowed and agile foreign in Cases of Police policy decision makers.....’ - Professor Akin Brutality Oyebode, Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, former Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University PAGE 7 10.11.2020 /3 Like Trump, Like Nigerian Politicians And...... The Lagos Courts: Picking the Pieces Gratitude urgency, dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. released, as he had said he would even before It has been four truly wonderful and tremendously the election took place, because as a Narcissist, fulfilling years of both learning and imparting The ‘A Team’ defeat is unthinkable and unacceptable, since he knowledge as the Editor of this esteemed Publica- This time around, Trump faced very stiff op- erroneously believes that he is 'best thing after tion, This Day Lawyer; and I thank my dear position from the Biden/Harris ticket, in terms sliced bread'; everybody wants him except the Chairman, Prince Nduka Obaigbena (Publisher!) of the fact that it is an ‘A team’. For those who haters, and he could not possibly have been rejected for recognising my journalistic abilities long before are racist and sexist and wanted a White male for Biden! Or, alternatively, was the expression I myself knew I had them in me. I also thank my President, like President Trump, Biden is a White of his intention to go to court before the election, Managing Director, Eniola Bello, still my critic male (though not a racist). For the women and an indirect admission/recognition by Trump after four years; his comments are always spot racial minorities, Harris is female and mixed race. that he’s not as popular as he believes he is? on; my Deputy Editor, Jude Igbanoi - patient, In short, they tick all the boxes. I remember when In fact, many Americans believe that Trump is kind, dutiful and hard working, humorous, with Clinton ran against President Obama to clinch the undermining their democracy, just because the the best ideas in the world - together, we make democratic ticket, the disgusting KKK (Ku Klux election did not go his way. He seems to have an excellent team (even if I say so myself) - Jude, Klan) white supremacist group, openly declared learnt a lot from Nigerian Politicians! thank you; and to our Photo Correspondent, that they preferred “a Nigger to a Bitch” (their Be that as it may, it was a very close race; and Kolawole Alli, who never fails to rise to the oc- horrible derogatory words, not mine), that is, they though more people registered and voted in the casion, no matter how short the notice is; Adajò, would rather have an African American man as 2020 election more so than 2016 - an indication of and my ‘Junior Editor’ - for being my sounding President, than a woman. Special congratulations their dissatisfaction with Trump’s administration boards whenever I call on you to be - thank go to Senator Harris (also a Lawyer), for being and desire to vote him out of office, nevertheless, “.....MANY AmericanS you. Akinwale Akintunde, our beloved Judicial the first woman ever to attain the position of the race showed that whatever he may be or Correspondent who went to be with the Lord Vice President, in the history of the United States may have done, Trump still has a huge following BELIEVE THAT TRUMP earlier this year, we love you, but God loves of America. amongst his people. you more - Requiescet in pace. Amen. To our I wish the ‘A team’ the best of luck, going IS UNDERMINING THEIR columnists, I express my gratitude, especially Politicians and Election Petition Tribunals forward, and hope that Nigeria will be able to to Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, who has never I had written that: "The most important lesson reap some benefits from this new administra- democracY, JUST becaUSE failed to deliver his column since he started with that I learnt from the 2016 US election, and tion, especially since many Nigerians supported us. And, to our readers - Justices, Judges, my indeed, Hillary Clinton, and I think all Nigerian them. Many complained that President Obama THE ELECTION DID NOT GO learned colleagues and non-Lawyers, I thank you Politicians should take a leaf from her book, is, did nothing for Nigeria, not even so much as a all - your readership and comments encourages be graceful and maintain your dignity, even in visit when he came to Africa, in spite of the fact HIS waY. HE SEEMS TO Have us and spurs us on to do better. Thank you all. defeat. ‘ye lò court lo jo jumò’ (Stop going to that we rooted for him. If the only thing that court incessantly). Why is it that every Politician Biden’s administration does is to assist us in LEARNT A LOT FROM NIGERIAN ‘We’re Gonna America Great Again!’ that loses an election is at the Election Tribunal, vanquishing the Boko Haram insurgents totally Around this time in 2016, just about a month even when the matter is frivolous and lacks any and not just technically (as the Nigerian Army/ POLITICIANs!” after I assumed the position of Editor, the race for merit?" Government have been claiming), so that life in who would succeed President Barack Obama had I certainly do not deny the fact that Section 6 the North East can return to normal, and assist already been concluded, and millions of people, of our Constitution (the 1999 Constitution of the us to rescue those who still remain in captivity including my humble self, had been extremely Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended) allows like the Chibok girls and Leah Sharibu, we will disappointed that Senator Hillary Clinton had us to ventilate all our grievances in the courts be grateful. narrowly lost that election to President Donald (except those contained in Chapter 2 of the same Constitution), but, in law, we have what is called Destruction of the Lagos Courts and the Trump. have to be started de novo (from the beginning), "We’re "frivolous and vexatious matters, abuse of court Consequences In my piece of November 15, 2016: even if they were at judgement stage, because Gonna Make America Great Again", process", and many of the election petitions we Back to Nigeria! I have received several calls from I the Judges’ records of proceedings would not expressed my disappointment that Clinton had see fall into this category (bad losers), possibly people and clients, enquiring about what will like President Trump's election petitions, which happen to their ongoing matters as a result of the have been duplicated into the system, and will lost the election to Trump, not just because she therefore, be unavailable. is a womanlike myself, but because she was/ are probably nothing more than an indication of destruction of the courts by miscreants following his bad game spirit and false sense of invincibility. the #ENDSARS Protests. For those matters that Another complication will be that of the destruc- is eminently qualified for the job, more so than tion of exhibits. While certified true copies of Trump. In fact, I felt that out of all the 2016 Despite the fact that many were disenfranchised are still in the pre-trial stage, theirs is easier. The during the 2016 US Presidential election, like in Chief Judge of Lagos State, Honourable Justice some exhibits can be obtained, some may be hopefuls, she was probably the most qualified unique and irreplaceable. Luckily, Section 97(1) - aside from being a Yale trained Lawyer, she Durham County, North Carolina where at least Kazeem Alogba, has called on Counsel to make 40% of the population which comprises of African available, copies of all the processes which they (c) of the Evidence Act 2011 (EA) provides that has a wealth of experience in governance, and secondary evidence (defined in Section 95 of the carries herself with the sense of dignity that is Americans who would probably have voted for have filed in their various matters. Clinton, could not vote; thousands of voters were EA to include certified and photographic copies) expected of the President of the USA, or any may be given where the original is destroyed President for that matter, quite the opposite of also illegally removed from the voters list; Russia For those that are part-heard, however, it is was accused of election malpractice on behalf more complex. If the proceedings have been or lost. But, what if the exhibits are items, not narcissistic Trump, who behaves like a spoilt replaceable documents? What about the issue child and a vicious bully.