Detained attorney: Udom's aide criticizes Falana and others for being involved

 Nduese Essien, the Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Research and Documentation, criticized Femi Falana, SAN, and other prominent attorneys for taking part in the lawsuit against Justice Ekaette Obot, the State Chief Judge, on behalf of human rights. Inihehe Effiong, who was given a 30-day jail sentence for contempt of court by the state's chief judge, filed a lawsuit against the chief judge on Monday at the Federal High Court in Uyo over her failure to give him a copy of his conviction order and other court records. Inibehe claimed that the CJ had disregarded his repeated requests in a lawsuit with the file number FHC/UY/FHR/170/22, which was submitted by his legal team under the direction of human rights attorney Falana.  Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika SAN, Monday Ubani (Chairman, SPIDELL), John Aikpokpo-Martins (first Vice President, Nigerian Bar Association), and Olakunle Edu are members of the legal team ( Welfare Secretary, NBA). Others include Joseph Eleh, Funmi Falana, Femi Aborishade, Taiwo Olawunle, Nsikak Akai, Augustine Asuquo, S M Oyegbe, and Femi Aborishade.

Essien, however, criticized Falana for not setting a good example for young attorneys like Effiong during a media interview on Thursday, calling the lawsuit ill-motivated. He claims the lawsuit is an incorrect gospel preached by Falana and his 12 disciples. Such false doctrine cannot convince any legal soul to side with them and their drowning client Inibehe. All we ask is that justice be done, and done quickly. We are patiently waiting. It is clear that Falana and his fellow attorneys don't have Inibehe's best interests in mind. If not, they would have been more interested in showing him how the legal system operates outside of Facebook and other social media, where his law practice is more successful to the point where he has taken on the role of a self-appointed Solicitor General on Facebook. This delusion was what made him foolish enough to dare a valid court presided over by a State Chief Judge.

"All styles of sneaky calumnious attacks against Governor Udom's person and his government have been sparked by his pacifist and tolerant nature. For instance, it is absurd and completely unfounded to claim that the Governor is ordering a security crackdown on opposition voices. "But that itself may be best addressed by the court of public opinion, where every member of the public can witness in Udom, an open and hospitable leader who has shunned political bias in his management of the state. "This may explain why a lawyer, Ekpenyong, could throw caution to the wind and go all out to attack the governor's personality, accusing him of buying some judges' decisions in 2019 to favor Senator Chris Ekpenyong, who had defeated Senator Godswill Akpabio," he said.

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