Femi Falana (SAN)

Femi Commends Alex Otti, Says Abia Now Shows Real Governance

Falana Commends Alex Otti, Says Abia Enjoys His Governance

October 11, 2025 1:00 pm

Femi Falana, a renown Nigerian Human Rights lawyer hails Governor Alex Otti’s reforms, citing visible progress in Abia’s infrastructure and public services.

The renowned Nigerian lawyer Femi Falana has praised Abia State Governor Alex Otti for what he described as a “visible transformation” in governance and infrastructure across the southeastern state.

Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the remarks on Wednesday October 8, 2025, after visiting the governor at his residence in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. Speaking with reporters after the visit, he said he was “deeply impressed” by the changes taking place in the …

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has described as illegal the review of the Retired Justice Doris Okuwobi’s #EndSARS panel findings on the incident which occurred at the Lekki Toll Gate in October 2020. He said the White Paper committee set up by the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu did not have the legal backing and competence to edit, modify, alter or reject the report of the commission. He said, “When the government set up a White Paper committee a fortnight ago, I questioned its legal validity. It was my view that since the committee is unknown to law, the members were not competent to edit, modify, alter, edit or reject the report of the commission, more so, that the members of White Paper committee did not have the opportunity of taking evidence from the witnesses who had testified before the commission. “The governor cannot reject the report, summary of evidence and findings of the Okuwobi Judicial Commission in any material particular. “In a bid to discredit the findings of the Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS-Related Abuses and Other Matters, the White Paper Committee acted ultra vires by advising the governor to accept, reject or refer the recommendations of the panel to the Federal Government. Thus, the state government arrogantly stated that the claim that nine people died at LTG on October 21, 2020, from gunshots fired by the military are based on assumptions and speculations.”

It’s Unfair And Unjust Not To Inaugurate NDDC Board – Falana

October 3, 2022 7:12 pm

Femi Falana (SAN) who is a renowned constitutional and human rights lawyer has again blasted the recent action which he termed as “discriminatory, unfair and unjust” action of the President Buhari’s Federal government for its continued delay on the express inauguration of the Board of NDDC since 2019.

According to him, “whereas the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has a board in place, since May 2019, the Buhari regime has hidden under one excuse or another to treat the NDDC as an extension of the Ministry of the Niger Delta. There is no provision of the law that puts the …