Address By Chairman, Body of Benchers At The Call-to- Bar Ceremony on Tuesday, 20th November, 2012

Abstract

Protocol

It is with great pleasure and hearty congratulations that I welcome you new wigs, your parents, guardians, friends, family and well wishers to this historic event in your lives.

This event; "YOUR CALL TO THE NIGERIAN BAR" is historic because this day, your dreams, hopes and aspiration are fulfilled. Indeed, several midnight candles had been burnt by you and with support from parents/ guardians right from your cradle to nursery, primary, secondary, university and the Nigerian Law School. I can imagine you had worked assiduously and endured in the study of law the years.

Now, what you had so longed for, for years is now being delivered into your hands. Surely, your parents are glad because you are achievers, and like the idiom say: if a horse is ridden in their hearts, it will definitely ride so smoothly without any hiccups.