A total number of 4,283 aspirants were slated to be called to Bar on the aforementioned dates, which was scheduled for Morning and Afternoon session.
The dream of becoming a Lawyer comes to reality in the presence of Parents, Guardians and Well-Wishers coming from different part of the country.
The major requirements that must be satisfied before you get called to the Bar in accordance with Section 4(1) of the Legal Practitioners Act 1975 are;
1. He/she is a citizen of Nigeria
2. He/she produces a qualifying certificate to the Benchers and
3. He satisfies the Benchers that he is of good Character
However, requirement number 3 is wide and must be complied with even on the day of Call or you suffer the consequence of not being Called to Bar.
Good Character i believe includes conforming to the dress regulation for the Call to Bar Ceremony. Defaulters were stopped at the door and instructed to go back and change to the regulation wear.
One may argue that no laid down statutes prescribes the regulation wear for Call to Bar but by way of conventions we all have an idea of what to wear. Knowing fully well that our Legal Profession is fashioned after the Europeans and we still follow them till date.
This morning while i was still in the mood of celebration i received a WhatsApp message about a student that was stopped from being Called to Bar during the Afternoon Session on the 13th day of December 2017; AMASA, FRIDAUSA AL-JANNAH (she is Number 213 on the list of Aspirant to be Called on Wednesday).
The Message i received goes thus;
'' My Heart is heavy and tears rolling down my eyes as i write this post. I just called my Elder Brother few minutes ago to felicitate with him on the Call to Bar Ceremony of our Daughter (Amasa Fridausa) but i got the shock of my life when he told me Fridausa was denied the long awaited dream of her life just because she would not put off her hijab. What as Hijab got to do with a ceremony that is not lasting beyond an hour. What offence has Fridausa committed rather than being an obedient servant of her creator to deserve this ill treatment from Nigeria. We are talking of a 2/1 graduate of University of Ilorin and did excellently well in the law school. Brothers and Sisters in Islam, please help broadcast this message for Aljannatul Fridaos as popularly called get justice from the Nigeria....... AMASA MOHAMMAD TUKUR write from Port-
Harcourt''
Her Dream, Her Aspiration, Her Hope, Her Thoughts all halted at the door of ICC... Some persons have thrown stones of blame at her arguing that she did the right thing at the wrong time. While others have decided to cover her with the blanket of Courage arguing that She acted bravely standing her grounds for what she believes is right.
Am not here to take sides but to publish her story, but i still wonder wearing of Hijab will not make her less-qualified or unqualified as a Legal Practitioners. I know you ready to take me through history that we following the European ways. if that is the basis of your argument we are still in Libya thou we reside in Nigeria.
What is the way forward? Today it's Fridausa, tomorrow it may be you or someone close to you...
''I believe that this is the right time to put this Archaic tradition viz a vis the Fundamental Human Rights to test. Justice must be seen to be done, This is a clarion call to all concerned stakeholders to rise to action and lend their supporters for this movement. Hijab is not a threat to legal profession, Hijab is a Fundamental right. How can we pretend to recognize Freedom of Religion as a Right and take it away with the other hand? if we all muslims cannot stand for the truth to demand for Justice for Fridaus, Allah will ask us on the D-day''.........This was culled from a WhatsApp Group Chat
I, SOLA HUB believe that HIJAB is not a threat to the Legal Profession.
#Justiceforfridauz ( please let this trend)
#Istandwithfridauz
