I extend my warm regards to the leadership and members of the NBA Ikorodu Branch as they embark on a thoughtfully curated two-day programme in honour of International Human Rights Day 2025, a global observance dedicated to reaffirming our shared duty to uphold human dignity, strengthen the justice system, and safeguard the rights of all persons.
The Branch’s decision to commemorate this year’s theme, “Strengthening the Justice Chain: Human Rights, Accountability & Community Partnership,” through both field engagement and community dialogue, represents more than an event, it is a deliberate, strategic commitment to reinforcing the pillars upon which justice truly stands.
This programme is divided into two powerful components:
- Day One, a hands-on visitation to police stations and detention facilities within the Ikorodu Division, demonstrates the Branch’s readiness to engage the justice system where it matters most, where the vulnerable are held, where processes must be fair, and where accountability is often tested.
- Day Two, featuring a community dialogue, summit, and the launch of a Human Rights Compendium, signals an intellectual and collaborative effort to redefine how communities, institutions, and legal actors interact in pursuit of justice. The decision to invest in a compendium is particularly commendable, as it ensures that this work does not end with conversation, it becomes reference material, a tool for reform, and a legacy for the future.
As someone who has seen, firsthand, the importance of bridging institutional mandates with community realities, I applaud the leadership of the NBA Ikorodu Branch for approaching human rights not as an abstract principle but as a lived obligation. This initiative reflects intentionality, courage, and a rare understanding of what it truly means to fortify the justice chain.
May the deliberations deepen awareness.
May the engagements inspire reform.
And may the outcomes strengthen the partnership between the Bar, the security sector, and the community we are all called to serve.
I celebrate the organisers, the Human Rights Committee, and every member of the Ikorodu Bar who continues to demonstrate that the legal profession’s highest calling is service.
With my warm compliments,
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