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It’s no longer news that the foundation for the change of guard at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps headquarters has been laid with the retirement of the Commandant General, Alhaji Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, as the Corps’ helmsman bowed out of office on the 17th January, 2021, at the expiration of the 6 months tenure extension granted him by the President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, at the expiration of his tenure of 5 years.
Alhaji Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, was appointed the second substantive Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, following the retirement of Dr. Ade Abolurin, OFR, from office on the 17th July, 2015.
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has set up a 13-member committee which will be taking up public interest suits on its behalf.
The association’s Publicity Secretary, Rapulu Nduka, stated in a statement on Wednesday that the Public Interest Litigation Committee (PILC) is led by Charles Mekwunye as Chairman, and Olumide Ayeni, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as Co-Chairman.
Mr Nduka stated that “recent events in the nation have reinforced the need for the NBA to activate its public interest litigation machinery”.
Newsmen had reported how the NBA said in a press statement about five days ago that it was considering instituting public interest suits to challenge authorities’ arbitrary acts.
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World Human Rights Day: NBA, lawyers lament Nigeria’s record under Buhari
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By Henry Ojelu & Onozure Dania
As nations across the world mark this year’s Human Rights Day, lawyers have lamented the increasing cases of human rights abuse under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
Human Rights Day is observed each year on December 10 since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948, the first global document which outlined human rights.
The theme of Human Rights Day 2020 is to “Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights”. The theme is in sync with the Covid-19 pandemic. It focuses on creating equal opportunities for everyone and addressing the failures and disappointments we all were exposed to due to Covid -19.
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