Court declares LPDC’s decision suspending senior lawyer Gadzama from legal practice unconstitutional
Court overturns LPDC decision In Monday’s judgement, the Federal High Court declared the LPDC direction of 29 July unconstitutional regarding Mr Gadzama.
READ ALSO: Suspended Nigerian lawmaker apologises over alleged wife assault The lawyers therefore argued that “there is presently no effective statutory appellate mechanism” through which Mr Gadzama could challenge the LPDC direction and contend that enforcing the direction as a final disciplinary decision in those circumstances raises constitutional questions under sections 36(1) and 36(2)(b).
The statement from Mr Gadzama’s legal team noted that the court declared that implementing or enforcing the LPDC direction against Mr Gadzama, in the absence of an effective appellate mechanism, was “inconsistent with Sections 36(1), 36(2) and 6(6)(b)” of the Nigerian Constitution and was therefore “unconstitutional and unlawful”.
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