We have taken the following positions having consulted our group of lawyers within and without Nigeria on the recent ruling of the court in line with what best represents a semblance of justice thence.
- That the learned judge, and thus the court, erred by failing to entertain the substantive suit on claims of its action being statute-barred.
- That the court indeed failed to show sound legal reasoning for its disposition to the suit as a claim for a continuous injurious can not be overtaken by time.
- The duty of a court is not to award justice on technicalities but to see that justice is done to the substantive suit always. Rules of courts were made to ease the proceedings of the court and not bar the attainment of justice.
- The Busola Dakolo case affords the ?? courts an opportunity to set a judicial precedent on continuous injuries which is an unravelling tort already enjoying judicial pronouncements in advanced legal systems- an opportunity seemingly missed but that may enjoy review on appeal.
Thank you.
Signed-
Odey Patrick, Esq.,
Regional Director,