THE LEARNED SQUIB WITH ADESINA OGUNLANA: THE FUNNY LAMENTATIONS OF BOSAN

 

I was amused  to learn that some priveleged lawyers are complaining that too many lawyers are joining their priveleged circle.See selfishness in action , although I concede that selfishness is very natural . The only thing is that selfishness hardly goes noble and hardly comes out smelling nice  because it  inevitably swings with GREED . Greed in Yoruba is called many names one is OJUKOKORO . But one name I really appreciate for it in Yoruba is 'ANIKANJOPON'( the one who clears EVERYTHING  only for himself, leaving NOTHING for others ) .The BODY OF SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA  has now just realised that the standards for gaining the silk are too low or easy ? Shame . Every one informed and honest enough should know that the pristine quality of the clearly aristocratic and abjectly undemocratic rank and ranking created in 1975 was not maintained beyond a decade . Clearly from 1990 , rot had started seeping in as so called eminent layers and so called respectable jurists started PUTTING their relatives , mentees into the group while many truly qualified lawyers were denied the so called ELEVATION for lack of CONNECTION . By the turn of 2000s, desperate characters with no familial or dynastic or political  leverage,  hadintroduced the factor of financial inducement and monetary shenanigans into the dynamics of getting the so called ELEVATION . Dont forget that as from at least 2000, CARTELISM codenamed ' consortium of lawyers' had started featuring in earnest ,while the' elevated 'lawyers were energetic in the propaganda to the public that  the only lawyer worth the while in serious and big cases is the lawyer called SAN ! 

The result of that propaganda drove more lawyers to attain the SAN title by all means .....who doesnt like money ? 

So BOSAN,  please stop crying and wipe your face . It is gross misconduct , nay conduct unbecoming of big time lawyers to be lachrymose in public . Let the cheese spread , let the music play on . You should learn that ENI KAN KII JE KILEFE .What goes round , comes round .Serves you guys right

NB . On a reconsideration , I suggest that instead of BOSAN wailing about bloated membership , they can help out . Older members can consider resigning en masse in tangible protest and in shining example of leadership . I humbly suggest that all living silks who have spent 30 years and above should quit the rank and association while retirement age from the silk degree should be pegged at 20 or 25 years as from next year !