Abdulganiyu Azeez reports
The Law Students Society (LSS) Judiciary of Faculty of law in Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has called the newly admitted students of the faculty to the Caliphate bar.
The program, coupled with orientation ceremony conducted in collaboration with the Caliphate Law Clinic, National Association of Muslim Law Students(NAMLAS) and the Executive arm of the Law Students Society(LSS), was held on Thursday, 15th June at the Law Auditorium.
The ‘Call to Bar’ is a program that allows the newly admitted law students to be allotted to each of the four existing chambers in the faculty to allow them to participate in the procedural aspect by appearing in mooting activities and another procedural aspect of law.
Though the admission into the Caliphate bar still continues, The News Digest Press gathered a total of 82 students were admitted to the society’s bar after passing the pre-bar examination.
The program had in attendance the Dean of the Faculty, Professor S.R Matazu, the Deputy Dean, Dr. Amina Ruwan; the Examination Officer, Barrister Safiyat, Dr. K.G Muhammad and others.
Speaking at the program,the Deputy Dean of the Faculty, Dr.Amina urged the students to always appear and behave in line with the professional conduct of the faculty.
Dr. K.G Muhammad on his own part said: “I want to advice you as a father and as a lecturer that good characters are important because you will be addressed by characters not knowledge.”
Meanwhile, speaking with one of the new wigs, Lamid Azeez Arisekola said,” I am thrilled to be among those that are called to the Bar.”
“I feel honored to eventually find myself in this faculty. It is a dream come true.”
“I learned a great deal. In the previous weeks; we were groomed on how to be a certified lawyer. Therefore, the exercises and results are what ignited today’s occasion,”he added.