By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano
VP Osinbanjo bading Farewell to Kano People At MAKIA as he departs to Abuja on Tuesday.
VICE President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said that he started teaching at the University of Lagos in 1981 as lecturer II, and his Salary was N620.
Osinbajo stated this at the 53rd Annual Conference of the Association of Nigerian Law Teachers on Tuesday in Kano.
“Let me begin with thanking the executives of our association for the very kind invitation to join you at the 53rd annual conference of law teachers.
“A law teachers conference is always a home coming for me.
“I started teaching at the University of Lagos in 1981, as lecturer II, my salary at that time was N620.
He said that the place of law teachers was crucial.
“We, law teachers are custodians and creators of the underline concepts and fundamental premises of legal framework.
“And because we are the thinkers for the system of law and justice, and our profession.
Our conference has always been a forum for the free and yet deep interrogation of fundamental ideas and principles that hold society togetger.
“Questions like trajectory of law, law and order, democratic practice and their current interpretations and current efficacy,” he said.
He said that the theme of this year’s conference, “Law, democracy and electoral processes” is appropriate as the national elections were coming in less than a year.
Osinbajo further said that democracy was under severe attack in Africa.
“Since 2017, there had been 12 military coups in Africa,” he said.
He said that the country has strong civil society that would continue to safeguard the nation’s democracy.
The Vice President said that Nigeria condemned extra constitutional seizure of power in the sub-region.
“In keeping with our foreign policy
“Democracy has become part of our exceptionalism, our gallant armed forces are totally subordinated to civilian command and authority.
“And fully committed to depending our constitution order against internal and external threats,” he said.
In his remarks, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, said that the country needed strong institutions for the sustainance of the democracy in the country.
“There is no doubt, election and electoral processes in sustainance of democracy, we need strong institutions.
“They must play their role effectively to have sustainable democracy,” he said.
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