Kaduna
State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice has been accused of
professional misconduct in a case of N2 billion libel suit filed by Governor
Nasir El-Rufai against Senator Shehu Sani ove
Counsel
to the Senator, Ajulyo & Co. Castle of Law at the weekend, said that it was
uncharitable to resort to the media to broadcast the notice of the pending suit
against their client when records have shown that there was no court order for
substituted service against him.
In
a memo titled: Memo On The N2 Billion Suit Against Senator Shehu Sani,
signed by Mrs. Damilola Kolade Kayode for the law firm, it was stated that “We
were briefed today by Senator Shehu Sani on a media report of a N2 billion
libel suit allegedly filed at the Kaduna State High Court with Governor Nasir
El-Rufai as the plaintiff and our client as the defendant.”
“Having not been properly served and fully abreast of the rules & ethics of
our profession, we will not at this moment join issues with the governor
through the media.
“Away
from the suit, we however take exception to the patently adopted unethical
practice of the state Attorney General, being a Senior Advocate of Nigeria
(SAN) who should know better the implication of taking recourse to the media to
broadcast the notice of the pending suit to our client.
The
memo stated further, “As ministers in the temple of justice committed to
fast-tracking justice in society, we heartily commend the plaintiff in the suit
for his belief in our judicial system and for not taking the laws into his
hands.”
“In
the same vein, we pray that as a further assurance of the governor’s premium on
our court, he should immediately obey and comply with all other judgments and
rulings of our court against him.”
“We express total commitment to the rule of law,
as we will continue to render our moral and prescribed duties to our clients,
the society and the court for the common good.”
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