Human rights activist, Chidi Odinkalu, has announced his withdrawal from a legal conference billed to hold in Sokoto State, in protest against the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education.
Mr Odinkalu, a lawyer, was one of the expected participants at the conference, Section on Public Interest and Development Law of theThe event, with the theme Rule of Law and Democratic Evolution in Nigeria, is scheduled to hold in Sokoto between May 22 and 26.“I, Chidi Anselem Odinkalu, am cancelling my participation,” he said. “I will, in addition, actively campaign against the meeting.”Some NBA members had called for the cancellation of the conference because of the killing of Miss Deborah.
“Sadly, much of the contents of his statement are beside the point at best. Other parts are gratuitously insulting,” Mr Odinkalu said of Mr Ubani’s remarks. He said, “If all that MoU has done is send SMS to the state governor and HAG, he sadly fails to get the point about this.
How many conferences are held in Nigeria and what were the results.?
They should try if those almajiris won't change them
ChidiOdinkalu It's a backward step. The conference should have been moved to another state so that it will send a strong message that such barbarism is not acceptable in today's world.
I laughed at those that claimed to represent the the so called civilization,any time there's an incidence of religious incitement in the north that's when you know they're alive but not the on going bloodthirsty rain on the side will wake them up.
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