Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has protested the inauguration of new Lagos High Courts Civil Procedure Rules by the state Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Oke, without members inputs. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the CJ had on Monday inaugurated the new High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2018 at the premises of the Ikeja High Court. Addressing newsmen on Monday, Mr Dele Oloke, Chairman, NBA Ikeja Branch, described the launch as an “affront” to its 6,500 members, the second largest NBA branch in Nigeria. “When the Committee of the Rules was set up by the CJ of Lagos State, there was no representation from all the five NBA branches of Lagos State. He noted that the NBA Ikeja branch had also written a letter on December 18, 2018 with the same request which was not replied by the CJ.

Source: Punch January 21, 2019 19:28 UTC