‘N’Delta Struggle To Be Achieved By Rule Of Law’

A group of Niger Delta indigenous lawyers, under the aegis of Nembe-Se Lawyers Forum, has said the region’s struggle for environmental justice and resource control would be achieved by applying the rule of law and not by violent means.
The group stressed that violent agitation would only prolong the course, thereby keeping the region in the dark not withstanding its roles and contribution in the country’s economy.
The Amadabo of Spiff Town in Twon-Brass, Bayelsa State, King David Dokubo, spoke, yesterday, in Port Harcourt while responding to questions from journalists at a briefing announcing the group’s forthcoming professional development and networking session.
According to the monarch, who is also a legal luminary and member of the Nembe-Se Lawyers Forum, there is the need for the people of the region to utilize the instrumentality of the law in their demands for justice.
Speaking on the theme of the proposed event, “Law Practice building in contemporary times”, Dokubo said a society could witness a speedy development where there is organised legal system.
He said, “If we examine events especially in the Niger Delta, there is a lot of disfunctionality. It is believed that if you have a well-established law organisation in any society it affects the positive development of the area.
“Nembe-Se Lawyers Forum has concluded that enough is enough. The lawyers are set to begin from the beginning. It is our fervent hope that if we develop, it will be in favour of our community and we will be able to cause sanity and serenity in the community and make our people progressive in terms of law.
“We must rise to tell our people that enough is enough, no more violence whatsoever. We must follow only due process through the rule of law to achieve our agitations”.
Earlier, Chairman of Nembe-Se Lawyers Forum, Dr Ayebaesin Beredugo, disclosed that the programme would take place on Monday, May 3, at the Nabo Graham-Douglas Hall of the Law Office Complex of Serenity Legal Union and Partners in Port Harcourt.