Femi Falana Laments, reveals Favoritism Of Judicial system In Nigeria

By akinde kehinde
Human right activists and constitutional lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has condemned the Nigerian legal system for favouring the rich over the poor.
He lamented that the country’s bar and bench as well as the criminal justice system works in favour of the rich as against the poor.
Speaking at the 2019 law week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Epe branch in Lagos State, he lamented that the country’s legal system treats the rich with respect.
According to Falana: “By virtue of section 17 (2) (a) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), every citizen shall have equality of rights, obligations and opportunities before the law.
“But in practice, the rich and poor defendants are not treated equally by Nigerian courts. Apart from the fact that rich litigants have the means to hire the services of the best lawyers in any area of the law, the courts are manned by judges who are not neutral in the class struggle being waged daily by the Nigerian people.

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