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PERUSE - Friday, January 15, 2021

PERUSE - Friday, January 15, 2021

Take Charge!

January 15, 2021 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Friday, January 15, 2021

"Democracy transformed from thin paper to thick action is the greatest form of government on earth."– Martin Luther King Jr.(Civil Rights Activist)

Dear Active Citizen,

The phrase we want you to adopt as your mantra going forward is

#MaskUp.

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen cases of infected persons rise along with death rates.

As the federal government has ordered the reopening of schools,

it is imperative that we strictly adhere to the NCDC protocol for COVID-19.

What do you do when you want to step out of your house?

#MaskUp!

What do you do when you touch exposed surfaces?

Wash your hands!

What do you do when you develop COVID-like symptoms?

Isolate and call the emergency lines dedicated to such cases!

Maintain social distancing

at public places!

Do your part to curb the spread.

In light of recent events, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has

empanelled a 13-member NBA Public Interest Litigation Committee (PILC)

with a mandate to, among other things, actively take steps to restore and reinforce the faith of the society in law as a veritable tool to bringing solutions to societal issues and checking abuse of power.

Mr Olumide Babalola

(Managing Partner, Olumide Babalola LP), who has been working with EiE Nigeria on public interest litigation, was appointed to the committee. His commitment to holding governments accountable through legal actions is commended with the selection.

This is a noble and timely initiative from the bar.