Additional Law School Campuses: Judiciary Committee Chair Leads Senate In The Dark — Prof. Ojukwu, SAN

The former Deputy Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Enugu Campus, Professor Ernest Ojukwu, SAN has reacted to the proposed creation of additional campuses of the Nigerian Law School.

The Senate had on Tuesday passed a Bill that seeks to increase the number Law School campuses from seven to 14.

The passage of the Bill followed the adoption of the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters that considered the Bill.

The existing Law School campuses are located in Lagos (Southwest); Abuja (North Central); Yola, Adamawa State (Northeast); Kano (Northwest); Enugu (Southeast) and Yenegoa, Bayelsa State (South-South).

The additional campuses approved by the Senate are Kabba Law School Campus, Kogi State (Northcentral); Maiduguri Law School Campus, Borno State (Northeast); and Argungu Law School Campus, Kebbi State (Northwest).

Others are Jos Law School Campus, Plateau State (North Central); Okija Law School Campus, Anambra State (Southeast); Orogun Law School Campus, Delta State (Southsouth) and Ifaki Law School Campus, Ekiti State (Southwest).

However, in a tweet on February 9 monitored by TheNigeriaLawyer, Ojukwu said the Judiciary Committee was misled.

“Chair Committee Judiciary, Leads Senate in the dark. Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on creation of 6 additional law schools is said to have observed that USA has 237 law schools.”

Ojukwu faulted Senator Bamidele’s comparison with the Law Schools of the United States.

According to him, the Law Schools in the US are no more than law faculties.

“He thinks they are equivalent to Naija law school. US law Schools are just law faculties.” Ojukwu said.