OGUNLANA, RAMINBA APPLAUDS RELEASE OF DR. JOSEPH ODOK ON BAIL, DEMANDS FOR A DATE FOR AGBA JALINGO CASE

Mr. Ogunlana Adesina Ademola , the Chairman of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association has welcomed the release on bail of Dr. Joseph Odok, the  legal practitioner detained over his Facebook comment on the administration of Governor Ben Ayade- led Cross Rivers State Government.

In a statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Director of Media, Strategy,  Publicity and Communications of RadicalBar2020, Dr. Joseph Odok was granted  bail by Honourable Justice Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Calabar Division will two sureties on 10 million naira bail sum. Upon perfection of same, he was released from Calabar Correctional Centre, where he has spent altogether 117 days.

Mr. Ogunlana while expressing joy at the release of Dr. Joseph Odok expressed the need to maintain vigilance until the end of the matter. It would be recalled that the matter has been adjourned to 28th and 29th January, 2020 for trial.

In a related development, Mr. Ogunlana called on the Administrative Judge of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court, Honourable Justice Shuaibu to assign a date for the matter of Agba Jalingo, the journalist who is also in the custody of the Calabar Correctional Centre for charges bordering on terrorism and treason for criticising the administration of Governor Ben Ayade.

Mr. Ogunlana has reiterated his Radical Agenda to the Nigerian Bar Association to strengthen the Association, if placed under his watch, as a place of refuge for members of the Association at all times and in all adverse circumstances, be they unwarranted suffering in the hands of any agency or arm of Government.

OGUNLANA , RAMINBA KNOCKS FG OVER FINANCE ACT, CALLS FOR RESISTANCE AHEAD IMPLEMENTATION BY FEBRUARY 1ST , 2020

Ogunlana Adesina Ademola, the Chairman of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association has knocked the Federal Government of Nigeria over the Finance Act 2020, which will commence implementation by 1st February, 2020.

In a statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) , the
Finance Act needs to be
been roundly condemned by organised private sector, the labour movement and civil society
as a grand policy to  fleece the people and endanger  productivity.

The statement condemned the new Finance Act whichheralds a new regime of Value Added Tax rate of 7.5 per cent, up from five per cent.

The statement viewed the new regime as a tool of turning the Nigerian people into  cash cow.


The statement condemned  the increase in Value Added Tax. It also submitted that it was inappropriate to compel loss-making firms to pay tax, no matter how little.

The statement noted that overburdening the Nigerian people with with taxes would further impoverish the citizens.



The statement submitted that instead of offloading the burden of cost of governance on the masses, the
government should drastically cut the cost of governance.


With effect from the 1st day of February, 2020,
thee new Act  amends the Petroleum Profit Tax Act, Customs and Excise Tariff Act, Company Income Tax Act, Personal Income Tax Act, Value Added Tax, Stamp Duties Act and the Capital Gains Tax.

Ahead of the date of commencement of new anti-peole Finance Act, the statement called for resistance to br built by the students' and labour movement as well as professional Associations such as the Nigerian Bar Association.

As RAMINBA has consistently warned, 2020 is already being unfurled as a "year of Economic Armaggedon" by all sections of the ruling elite.

Mr. Ogunlana reiterated his Radical Agenda to the Nigerian Bar Association to re-position the Association as a combative vanguard in the social rescue mission that Nigeria urgently needs to liberate itself from the hands of the jackals that have held it by the jugular.

OGUNLANA, RAMINBA CONDEMNS REPRESSION OF PRO- AMOTEKUN PROTESTERS IN LAGOS, DECRY ATTACKS ON DEMOCRATIC SPACE

Ogunlana Adesina Ademola, Chairman of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association and presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the repression of protesters who gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi

Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos State for a Solidarity Walk in support of the Operation Amotekun, the Western Regional Security Network launched recently by Governors of Southwest States.

In a statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi , the Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association and Director of Media, Strategy, Publicity and Communications of #RadicalBar2020, the attack on the Solidarity Walk by hundreds of operatives of Department of State Services and Nigerian Police Force is roundly condemnable.

According to media reports, the venue of the Solidarity Walk was besieged by Armoured Personnel Carrier and other scores of vans with gun-totting uniformed officers and men in plain clothes.Equally , participants on the ground were arrested and detained for a period of time before being released including a legal practitioner, Oladotun Hassan , a member of Epe Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association.

The statement condemned the infringement of the right to peaceful assembly. The statement decried the growing constriction of Civic and Democratic space under Major General Muhammadu Buhari-led regime.

RAMINBA ALERT AGAINST ONLINE MANIPULATION, MIS- INFORMATION , AND PROPAGANDA

Ogunlana Adesina Ademola , the Chairman of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association and  presidential aspirant with RadicalBar2020 has issued a stern warning against online gangsterism in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association.

In a statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Director of Media, Strategy, Publicity and Communications of RadicalBar2020, Mr. Ogunlana took to his popular Facebook wall, where he commented thus:

"  I consider it neccessary now to draw the attention of all lawyers ,
particularly ardent supporters of our aspiration to the NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION 2020 PRESIDENCY to the pathetic online manipulation going on, on some group  platforms with the sole objective of subtraneously influencing the voting pattern in the NBA 2020 GENERAL ELECTIONS in favour of  preferred candidates of the organisers of spurious polls as well as cast such organisers as HEAVY WEIGHT  INFLUENCERS  to be courted, worshipped  and rewarded by 'serious  contenders' .


Let me say categorically that we here at RAMINBA ,are not moved by schemes of self ascribed influencers. We are the General Banquo of William Shakespeare's classic 'MACBETH' who told off the three witches that had so enormously impressed another General, Macbeth 'if indeed be you can see  in to the seeds of time and say which will germinate or not,  then tell me who neither FEAR you or CURRY your favour ' (this quotation is a rewording of the Shakespearean lines ) .


In the very first online  poll that was known to the public,  one Favour Njoku dared to claim that I , "SERUBAWON" OGUNLANA voted in the  poll and that my vote went to a rival and went on to make ridiculous comments and assertions. In the face of the false claims of Njoku,  the organiser kept mum . I now pointedly ask the organizer, popularly known  as STEVE SUN  to answer whether I participated in his polls  and also whether that my vote went to  a rival.


Let me say again, in this contest , we fear nobody . Yes,  there are dangers and challenges within and without, including boasts and plans of  preemptive steps already being taken to eliminate me from the contest  courtesy of the ploy of  the usual card of DIS-QUALIFICATION but I want to assure  EVERYBODY , that I , OGUNLANA ADESINA ADEMOLA , by the grace of the MOST MERCIFUL,MOST  BENEVOLENT, THE OMNIPOTENT AND ALMIGHTY GOD will contest in the 2020 NBA GENERAL ELECTIONS . Those who are planning my electoral  elimination have not and cannot carry God along in their plans and have FAILED . Kindly take note  all, of this ASSERTIONS that I have made this day Saturday 18th  JANUARY 2020  in the Lord and in HIS name . I have said it before and I am saying it again, ' Let the Hawk fly , let the Eagle  fly,which ever bird says the other should not fly , let the wings of such break !
May I respectfully at this juncture direct the cognition of all to the following  salient facts
( a) it is the RAMINBA aspirant that has a salvationist/ interventionist agenda role for the NBA in favour of Nigeria  and holds the greatest chances of bringjng back the glorious vibrance of the ALAO AKA-BASHORUN 1987-89  presidency
( b)  The RAMINBA aspirant  does not practise ' moneyteering ' politics and politicking' in any form.
(C) the RAMINBA aspirant tis the established , consistently social ACTIVIST  figure,  whose perspectives  every other aspirant now  copies or emulates
( d) i the RAMINBA aspirant is  in the contest witb an IDEOLOGY and comes witb the RADICAL AGENDA
(e)  even though all the aspirants  are Lagos based practitioners , ithe RAMINBA aspirant  played notable and publicly acknowledged roles in frustrating and defeating the infamous Land Use Charge Law 2018 of former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode even at heavy personal risks 
( f) the RAMINBA aspirant is one candidates epitomising , COURAGE , FORTITUDE in the face of adversity and RESILIENCE
We urge our supporters to remain focused  and stand resolute.Let your hearts shake not . Be wise to the wiles of smart alecs and manipulators  It is a marathon.and .....WE SHALL OVERCOME.

OGUNLANA, RAMINBA Calls for Withdrawal of Charges against Joseph Odok Esq., Launches "OPERATION FREE JOSEPH ODOK"

Ogunlana Adesina Ademola , Chairman of Radical Agenda  Movement in the Nigerian Bar Movement (RAMINBA) and Presidential aspirant with RadicalBar2020 has called for withdrawal of the  charges against Joseph Odok, a legal practitioner and critic of Professor Ben Ayade , Governor of Cross Rivers State , who is being held at the Calabar Correctional Centre  for charges bodrering on terrorism,  for posting a Facebook comment on the Cross Rivers' State Governor.

Joseph Odok, an active lawyer and member of NBA, Calabar Branch

In a statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Director of Media, Publicity, Strategy and Communications of #RadicalBar2020,
Mr. Joseph
Odok , a member of Calabar Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association  risks a death sentence if convicted for alleged acts of terrorism premised on a post credited to him on Facebook and remains remanded at the Medium Security Custodial Center in Calabar where he has spent 88 days so far.


Mr. Ogunlana took to his popular Facebook wall , where he commented thus:

"JOSEPH ODOK , AN ALBATROSS ON A GOVERNORS 'S NECK AND A CHALLENGE TO THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION

On 24th December 2019 , RAMINBA ,( RADICAL AGENDA MOVEMENT IN THE NBA ) sent a  team made up of  Ayo Ademiluyi (the Secretary) and I (as Chairman)  to Calabar Prisons to meet two political detainees there . The first is AGBA JALINGO , the second is JOSEPH ODOK , PhD .

Happier moments: Mrs. Cecilia Odok.and  Baby Odok await eagerly the release of breadwinner

Both men are critics of Benjamen Ayade , a Professor , the Governor of their Cross River State  and have been suffering  prolonged incarceration and  persecutorial trials for daring to question the Governor's financial integrity in governance .

While Agba Jalingo is a journalist, Dr Joseph  Odok ia legal practitioner .

Our RAMINBA team landed in Calabar on 25th December2019 and indeed met with the two men
Sadly, while the public is  aware of the travails of AGBA JALINGO,, only a few people relatively know about the suffering of the doctor of Law , Joseph Odok , as his case hardly ever front page news . In reality,  Joseph Odok has suffered  the  sting of hellish state persecution far longer than Agba Jalingo . Called to the Bar in 2006, Odok  , 42 years old , was forced out of his lecturer's job  at the University of Calabar in 2015  upon being marked down as an antagonist of the Governor of the state  and later forced to exile himself from Cross River  state after a close shave assasination attempt was made on him  by agents he claimed were of the Governor's . All attempts at adequate and proper  investigation and  prosecution of the dastard incident have been sytmied by state forces . In controversial and suspicious circumstances, Cecilia, his wife lost her job in Abuja at a federal institution  and so for quite a long time now, the Joseph Odok family has been in dire straits
Odok's case is another tragically  funny  one  of s Nigerian citizen alleging financial impropriety against a state Governor  being tried for treason and terrorism at a federal high court .! Just like the AGBA JALINGO'S CASE . . From interactions with Odok's wife, , it would appear that while the national leadership of the NBA is not (officially) aware of her husband's case , the local Branch of the NBA, in Calabar is not all that interested in rescuing her husband from the clutches of the powers that be in Cross River State .

RAMINBA launches OPERATION FREE JOSEPH ODOK

RAMINBA  is very keen in intervening in Dr Odok 's matter; including raising relief funds for his  distressed family  payable into the wife's account and participating cogently in the trial of the matter , said to be  coming up again ( bail) before Justice Amobeda of the FEDERAL HIGH COURT 2, CALABAR ON 21 January 2020 .


We humbly solicit the support of all Nigerian Lawyers in the great mission , OPERATION FREE DR JOSEPH ODOK . Details later ."

In a related development,
a Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River, on Friday adjourned the bail hearing for Joseph Odok, a lawyer charged with terrorism and cybercrime for criticising Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State until Tuesday, January 21 at the instance of the prosecution.

Justice Simon Amobeda, who presided over the matter, in his ruling granted the submission of the prosecution counsel, Dennis Tarhemba which referred the court to its rules that grant a party up to a week to join issues on any process filed.

Tarhemba, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, had failed to appear in court on Thursday with Justice Amobeda ruling that the defense counsel, Oliver Osang, will be allowed to move the motion for bail should the prosecutor be absent.

On Friday, Tarhemba submitted that his office received the process two days back (on Wednesday) and was yet to file a response due to the fact he had travelled and returned on Thursday.

“We filed the motion on Wednesday and served them that same day,” Osang told journalists.

He further averred that, “We will wait for them to join issues and see what they come up with by the next court date.”

Odok risks a death sentence if convicted for alleged acts of terrorism premised on a post credited to him on Facebook and remains remanded at the Medium Security Custodial Center in Calabar where he has spent 88 days so far.

He was arrested at his Abuja residence on September 26, 2019 and endured what family members say was a tortuous journey by road to Calabar where he was then detained at a black site facility.

He spent seven days in the facility before the police approached the Calabar division of the Federal High Court seeking an order to detain him for 90 days on October 4, 2019.

The prosecution counsel, Tarhemba, said the order will aid the police to travel with the defendant within and outside the jurisdiction of the court to retrieve items that will aid their case.

According to the application, Odok was charged with criminal conspiracy, rape, treasonable felony, terrorism and obtaining money under false pretenses.

Justice Amobeda in his ruling granted 45 days with an option for renewal.

However, 10 days later on October 14, the police filed two charges against Odok bordering on terrorism and cyberstalking.

Justice Amobeda in his ruling of December 16, 2019 refused admitting Odok to bail on the grounds that the defense had not shown exceptional circumstances to warrant the court to exercise its discretion.



Mr. Ogunlana has further assured members of the Nigerian Bar Association that if entrusted  with the prime Leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Association will stand with its members facing victimisation from any organ or section of Government .

OGUNLANA GRACES 1ST OLUWASEYI OJO MEMORIAL LECTURE IN ADO-EKITI, RE-ECHOES RADICAL AGENDA

Mr . Ogunlana Adesina Ademola, the Chairman of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association and presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2020 national elections graced the First Memorial Lecture held on 9th December, 2020  in honour of Oluseyi Gabrielle Ojo , the Ekiti State Chairperson of FIDA (Federacion Internationales Des Abrogadas) who passed on the 25th December, 2019.

x-section of participants at the 1st Oluseyi Ojo Memorial Lecture

In a statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Director of Media,  Strategy, Publicity and Communications of ProgressiveBar2020, Mr. Ogunlana while condoling with FIDA Ekiti State, Nigerian Bar Association, Ado-Ekiti and the family, used the opportunity to re-echo his RadicalAgenda to the Nigerian Bar Association by commenting from the high table after the delivery of the two lectures  thus:


" The Chairman of this occasion,  the chairman of the NBA ADO EKITI branch, our leaders and seniors , I greet you all.  I thank the two speakers today. But I  want  to comment on the second paper. I am very happy that I made this journey here today, all the way from Lagos. Before her death, I didn't know much about Seyi Ojo  but I 'm happy that I  as an activist  came down for the programme of an activist. I resonate with all what what I heard about Seyi Ojo from the second presenter today. I stand and represent the  RADICAL AGENDA MOVEMENT IN THE NBA.  We all need such almost lunatic commitment to causes if this country is to be saved . 

With Mr. Obafemi Adewale, NBA Gen. Sec:90-92

We all here mostly are lawyers but we need to to realise that we need urgent and committed reactions to save our country.  At the SPIDEL Conference, I said people talking about public interest litigation are assuming two  things, one, that the courts are working and two, that the orders of courts are obeyed.  But that is not  too  true of our reality.....Nigeria is a semi jungle and we need to be as passionate and committed like Seyi to redeem her . Ha, gentlemen, somebody handled 133 cases in six  months. Please clap for Seyi !
And I disagree with those who think that Seyi is not here present with us.  She is. Those who say otherwise  are not conversant with African Cosmogony . Thank you for your kind attention."

With Mr. Owoseni Ajayi, fmr Att. Gen. Ekiti State

It would be recalled that Mr. Ogunlana had earlier paid a condolence visit to FIDA Ekiti State, a day after the demise of Seyi Ojo . His presence at the Memorial Lecture held by FIDA Ekiti State in honour of the departed was well received by FIDA Ekiti State.

Mr. Ogunlana & Mr. Falade, NBA Ado-Ekiti Branch Chairman

His RadicalAgenda message was also well received by members of FIDA Ekiti State, leaders and members of branches of the Nigerian Bar Association in Ekiti and Ondo State including but not limited to Ado-Ekiti, Ikole-Ekiti, Ikere-Ekiti, Akure, Ondo branches who took turns to take pictures with him.

OGUNLANA, RAMINBA CALL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF KUNLE AWOMA ESQ.

Mr. Ogunlana Adesina Ademola , the Chairman of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association and presidential candidate in the 2020 National Elections of the Nigerian Bar Association has called for the immediate release of Kunle AWOMA ESQ, a legal practitioner and member of the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, who has been in the custody of the Anti-Cultism Unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) of the Lagos State Command  of the Nigerian Police Force based on a criminal complaint of making advertisements as regards an instrument of Power of Attorney in relation to his client's landed property, based on the instructions of his clients.

In a statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Director of Media, Strategy, Publicity and Communications of #ProgressiveBar2020, Mr. Ogunlana expressed dissatisfaction with the humiliation and indignity that Mr. KUNLE AWOMA has gone through while performing his professional duties to his client.

According to the statement, Mr. KUNLE AWOMA has been detained for five days running, after reporting to the Force Headquarters Annex, Kam Salem House, Obalende, where he was confronted with a petition submitted to the office of the Inspector General of Police alleging him of forgery of documents with which he is using to prosecute some civil matters that he has been handling for some time.

He was subsequently detained before being taken to the horrible detention cells of the Anti-Cultism Unit, where he is being kept or better put, " warehoused".

Mr. Ogunlana called on the Inspector General of Police to order the immediate  release of Kunle AWOMA ESQ.

In a related development, Mr. Ogunlana has assured all members of the Association that if the prime leadership of the Association  is vested on him, the Association stand with all her members both in times of grief and unwarranted suffering by Government or any agency of Government.

2020:OGUNLANA , RAMINBA PAYS COURTESY VISIT TO LATE ALAO AKA-BASHORUN'S FAMILY ON NEW YEAR DAY

Mr. Ogunlana Adesina Ademola, the Chairman of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2020 national elections has led a delegation of members of RAMINBA to pay Courtesy Visit to the Late Alao Aka-Bashorun 's (arguably the only radical  President of the Nigerian Bar Association who held office between 1987 and 1989) family on New Year Day, 1st day of January, 2020.

Alao Aka-Basorun

This was made known in a  statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, Secretary of the Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Director of Media, Strategy, Publicity and Communications of #ProgressiveBar2020.

Mr. Ogunlana paid the visit in company of members of RAMINBA, including but not limited to Dare Akande Esq., Lateef Abdulsalaam Esq.,  both of NBA Ikeja Branch, Seun Aromoloran Esq. of NBA Ikorodu Branch and Ayo Ademiluyi Esq. of the Epe Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, respectively. In their opening remarks, Messers Lateef Abdulsalaam and Ayo Ademiluyi stated that the purpose of the visit was to pay homage to the radical legacy of Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun, under whose leadership the Nigerian Bar Association became a fighting vanguard of the social justice movement against the lawlessness and attacks on rule of law, democratic rights and living conditions as obtainable under the regime of Major General Ibrahim Babaginda.

Ogunlana with Mrs. Kudirat Aka-Bashorun

In his remarks , Mr. Segun Alao Aka-Bashorun, one of the sons of Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun saluted the efforts of Mr. Ogunlana and the RAMINBA team for their continuous remembrance of Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun, especially as leaders of Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association. He recalled the virtues of contentment, sacrifice and integrity which characterised the life of his father, which he said he found missing in the life of most contemporary activists and Bar leaders, which made the Nigerian Bar Association to be a ghost of its radical history. He commended Mr. Ogunlana in whom he said he found similar characteristics of Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun.

Mr. Ogunlana, in his remarks extolled the radical legacy of Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun, whose leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association between 1987 and 1989  demonstrated what the Nigerian Bar Association should really stand for. He stated that he had decided to put himself forward to run for the Presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association on the basis of the need for the same type of leadership that Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun demonstrated especially now that Nigeria is confronted with a siege of lawlessness and attacks on democratic rights and living conditions, similar to the jackboot days of military rule.

R-L: Ayo Ademiluyi Esq., Lateef Abdulsalam Esq., Seun Aromoloran Esq.,Ogunlana Esq, Mrs. Kudirat Alao Aka-Bashorun, Dare Akande Esq., and Mr. Segun Alao Aka-Bashorun.

In her speech , Mrs. Kudirat Alao Aka-Bashorun, the wife of Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun, who is now in her seventies commended the steadfastness of Mr. Ogunlana and the RAMINBA in  honouring the legacy of  late Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun, who made huge sacrifices to take the Nigerian Bar Association to greater heights. Mama recalled how Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun stood his ground to ensure the completion of the National Secretariat of the Nigerian Bar Association within the first year of his Presidency, which had been abandoned for over 25 years! She stated that Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun opted for a 15-year loan as against a 25-year loan for repayment of costs of the building and that upon his demise, exactly 15 years of completion of the loan repayment, the National Secretariat was named after him.

She  also recalled how the Babangida military regime set up an Investigative  Panel to investigate the building of the National Secretariat by Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun. Mama narrated that the Panel did not only discover that the National Secretariat was built without defrauding the Association but he also expended personal resources taken from Mama's shop to build the National Secretariat!


Mama commended the courage of Mr. Ogunlana, whom she said shared similar characteristics with Mr. Alao Aka-Bashorun in terms of passion for struggle, self-sacrifice and simplicity  on his decision to run for NBA Presidency and prayed for his success in the forthcoming 2020 national polls in order to utilise the Mr.. Alao Aka-Bashorun therapy to salvage the health of the Association and Nigeria as a whole .

The RAMINBA took turns to take pictures with Mama  and Mr. Segun Alao Aka-Bashorun , after New Year giving gifts to Mama.

OGUNLANA CONFIRMS NBA PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRATION DESPITE EGBE AMOFIN YORUBA'S ADOPTION OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Ogunlana Adesina Ademola, the Chairman of the Radical Agenda Movement  in the Nigerian Bar Association and presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association has confirmed his presidential aspiration in spite of the adoption of Mr. Dele Adesina SAN by the Egbe Amofin Yoruba as flag bearer of the ethnic irrendentist group.

Adesina Ogunlana

This was made known in a press statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association (RAMINBA) and Director of Media, Strategy,  Publicity
and Communications of ProgressiveBar2020.

Mr. Ogunlana took to his popular Facebook wall, where he commented thus:

"I understand that yesterday, Saturday , the 14th December 2019, a group of legal practitioners in  South West Nigeria known as the EGBE AMOFIN, held  a meeting  at Ibadan, where the group adopted one of those of us aspiring to lead  the NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION in 2020 as Presidential flagbearer.

May I congratulate the Egbe Amofin. May I also congratulate their choice, gentle man Dele Adesina, SAN who obviously mirrors their political perspectives, tendencies and  inclinations. Fortunately , Democracy professes and thrives on  electoral  choices and preferences in a free and fair, level playing ground. 

Thus as the Egbe Amofin is entitled to propose and project a CHOICE, other bodies are so equally entitled.

May I then use the opportunity to reiterate the fact that my humble self , OGUNLANA ADESINA ADEMOLA , immediate past chairman, NBA IKEJA BRANCH and Publisher of the SQUIB MAGAZINE  is still very much in the race for the NBA  Presidency. 

My aspiration is on the activist platform of the RADICAL AGENDA MOVEMENT  IN THE NBA (RAMINBA)
Our position  and  proposition in this quest is anchored on the identification of our great Association as a most important factor in the crucial, critical  labour  of saving Nigeria from socio-political and economic ruin and effectively press the NBA to this great service, in the infallible  view that 'NO NIGERIA, NO NBA. 

Except the NBA  urgently and courageously rises to her historic and patriotic  salvationist duty  of  intervening in the affairs of Nigeria , our country, our profession, already imperilled , shall be lost !

I respectfully call on all candidates and our respective support platforms   to prosecute our  aspirations with all sense of responsibility, fairness and decency. Monopoly of any sort is not Democracy'

As the Igbo proverb goes....'Let the Eagle fly, let the Hawk fly, the one which says the other should not  explore the skies, let its wings break.'

OGUNLANA LEADS RADICAL AGENDA MOVEMENT IN THE NBA (RAMINBA) TO PAY SOLIDARITY VISIT TO PUNCH NEWSPAPERS

Mr. Ogunlana in fist pose with Raminba members

Mr. Ogunlana, Chairman  of the Radical Agenda Movement in the NBA (RAMINBA) and presidential  aspirant  in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association  has led a delegation of committed activists and members of the Radical Agenda Movement in the  NBA (RAMINBA) to pay a solidarity  visit to The Punch Newspapers for the valiant declaration to prefix Major General before the President of the country, Muhammadu Buhari and tag his administration a " regime" until the administration  purges itself of the insufferable  contempt for the rule of law.

This was made known in a press statement  issued by Ayo Ademiluyi,  Secretary of Radical Agenda Movement in the NBA (RAMINBA) and Director of Media, Publicity,  Strategy  and Communications  of #ProgressiveBar2020. The Radical Agenda Movement in the NBA (RAMINBA) is an organisation
aimed at drawing radical and genuine

L-R:: Mr. Ademiluyi, Mr. Ogunlana, Mrs. Derin Kappo, Mr. Aderekun

progressive elements across the Branches of the Nigerian Bar Association to reposition the Bar to play its historic role of the vanguard of the social justice movement.

Mr. Ogunlana took to his popular Facebook  wall  to  narrate  the solidarity  visit thus:
This morning, I had the privilege of leading a team of RAMINBA( RADICAL AGENDA MOVEMENT  IN THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION)  to the PUNCH NEWSPAPERS to identify and show support of our movement for the organisation's  recent courageous and patriotic decision and policy on the nomenclature of Mohammed Buhari ,President of Nigeria since 2015. Punch,since the 11th December 2019 has been referring to Mohammed Buhari as Major General , the last rank he held when he was in  military  service to protest his  perceived repressive

Copy of Acknowledged letter of solidarity

governance style which includes insufferable disdain and contempt for the  rule of law  .  We used the occasion  of our visit to leave a letter of solidarity"

CALL TO BAR: ADESINA OGUNLANA URGES NEW WIGS TO EMBRACE RADICAL AGENDA FOR A VIBRANT NBA AND SALVATION OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION

Mr. Adesina Ogunlana, the former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association and presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association has welcomed the new wigs who are being enrolled into the legal profession through the ongoing Call to Bar Ceremony to embrace his Radica lAgenda for the purposes of revamping the Nigerian Bar Association and salvation of the legal profession.

This was made known in a press statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, Director of Media, Publicity, Strategy and Communications of ProgressiveBar2020.

Mr. Ogunlana took to his popular Facebook wall to comment thus:

"Just about now , nearly 5000 lawyers have been released to the labour market , after about 18 years of education and training  and at huge personal and financial costs . But what really are their chances in the bloated labour market  in a beleaguered and horrible economy  and much fouled up socio-political space. Over the years, the political controllers of the nation have consistently acted against the larger interests of our country, raping and looting it and making it good only for themselves, families and cronies while millions of the  masses, who are victims  of their WICKEDNESS and  IRRESPONSIBILITY look on helplessly and in slavish acceptance .. 

This is the major and critical ERROR of the suffering masses  ....Except we wake up and challenge the ESTABLISHMENT, politicians and authorities will continue making our lives a hell....and Lawyers must lead the change in this regard .......the reason for the coming of the RADICAL AGENDA, which we represent and indeed profess as against the USUAL AGENDA  in the NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION. No bones about this, no apologies, no cause for alarm except for the ESTABLISHMENT and their MINIONS. Look at  our direction, the direction of the RADICAL AGENDA . Lets go for it together, get it together and RUN it together . It's doable, VERY, VERY DOABLE.

My name remains Adesina Ogunlana ....Radically Yours . Thank You...

ADESINA OGUNLANA GRACES MID-WEST BAR FORUM QUARTERLY MEETING IN BENIN CITY

Mr. Adesina with G.C Igbokwe SAN

Mr. Adesina Ogunlana,  former Chairman  of  the Ikeja  Branch  of the  Nigerian Bar Association  and presidential aspirant with #ProgressiveBar2020 and #RadicalAgenda2020 in the forthcoming general elections of the Nigerian Bar Association graced the Quarterly  Meeting  of the Mid-West Bar Forum  held at the Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch Bar Centre , Benin City.

This was made known  in a press  statement  issued  by Ayo Ademiluyi,  Director  of Media, Strategy  , Publicity  and Communications  of #ProgressiveBar2020.

With Chike Onyemenem SAN

With Joyce Oduah Esq.

Mr. Ogunlana  took to his popular  Facebook wall to narrate his participation at the Meeting and commented thus:

"...At the Midwestern Bar  Forum today . We had no chance at addressing the gathering  due to the rather charged political atmosphere,  prevalent therein .  Internal affairs, family matters .The RADICAL AGENDA  took the situation in good faith and in stride . After the meeting,  we dissolved in the crowd ,  passed on our message , re ignited with old friends who were delighted with our presence and made new friends . We shall be back, God

With Prince Collins Ogiegbaen, Chairman NBA Benin Branch

With Mr. Kunle Edun, National Publicity Secretary, NBA

willing"

With enthusiastic members of Young Lawyers Forum, Agbor Branch

ADESINA OGUNLANA CONDEMNS SOCIAL MEDIA AND HATE SPEECH BILLS

Adesina Ogunlana, former Chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association , Secretary of Citizens' Rally against Oppression and  presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2020 national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the Social Media and Hate Speech Bills that are currently before the National Assembly.

This was made known in a press statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Secretary of Citizens' Rally against Oppression and Director of Media, Strategy, Publicity and Communications of ProgressiveBar2020.

Mr. Ogunlana stated that the provisions of the Bills run contrary to the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 as amended). He further added that the two Bills will limit the exercise of fundamental right to freedom of expression.

Mr. Ogunlana also supports all legal and civic actions , including but not limited to protest marches against the two anti-democratic Bills.

Mr. Ogunlana restated his Radical Agenda to the Nigerian Bar Association to re-position it as a vanguard of the social resistance movement against anti-democratic Bills such as the Social Media and Hate Speech Bills in the present year, in the forthcoming year 2020 and beyond.

ADESINA OGUNLANA WELCOMES RELEASE OF KIDNAPPED HONOURABLE JUSTICE CHIOMA NWOSU-IHEME JCA OF THE COURT OF APPEAL

Mr. Adesina Ogunlana, the immediate past Chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Convener of Citizens' Rally against Oppression,  presidential aspirant with ProgressiveBar2020 in the forthcoming national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association welcomes the news of the release of Honourable Justice NWOSU-IHEME of the Court of Appeal, Benin Division abducted at gunpoint by kidnappers after the brutal killing of His Lordship's orderly in Benin City.

This was made known in a press release issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Director of Media, Strategy, Publicity and Communications of ProgressiveBar2020.

The news of the release was made available in  a press statement by D.O NOSIKE ESQ. , Chairman,  Nigerian Bar Association,  Owerri Branch, which narrated thus:

'Good evening  Learned Silks, distinguished seniors and colleagues. It's with a joyful heart and praises to God Almighty ,that I announce to us all that my Lord, Hon. Justice Chioma Nwosu-Iheme has been released. I thank God Almighty, and all of us, for our steadfastness, support and prayers. I wish to thank the State Government specially, for her immeasurable assistance. Good night all and God bless".

Mr. Ogunlana saluted in no particular order the ebullience of Benin (Lion Bar)  and Owerri Branches, the national leadership of the Bar  and the entire Bar for initiating series of actions including but not limited to court  boycotts among others to put pressure on the appropriate authorities to act.

He reiterated the need for the Bench to mutually replicate the passionate empathy the Bar displays for the travails of the Bench. He called on the Bench to stand with the Bar in similar periods of agony.

Mr. Ogunlana called for such mutual solidarity in the matter of the Branches of the Nigerian Bar Association in Rivers 'State , who are being misconceived by the Executive Governor, Mr. Nyesiom Wike as being intransigent  for  threatening to withdraw legal representation for suspects of kidnapping. He raised the need for the Bench  in the State to intervene to clarify the good intentions of the Bar in Rivers State.

Mr. Ogunlana restated his #RadicalAgenda for the Nigerian Bar Association to deepen the combativeness of the Bar to engage appropriate authorities on all issues ranging from kidnapping, insecurity, violation of fundamental rights, breach of constitutional provisions and attacks on the rule of law.

NWOSU-IHEME, JCA'S KIDNAP: ADESINA OGUNLANA APPLAUDS DECLARATION OF ONE WEEK COURT BOYCOTT BY OWERRI BRANCH

Iheme JCA

Mr. Adesina Ogunlana, the immediate past Chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Convener of Citizens' Rally against Oppression and presidential aspirant with ProgressiveBar2020 and  Convener of Citizens' Rally against Oppression and presidential aspirant with ProgressiveBar2020 has applauded  the resolution of the Emergency Meeting of the Owerri Branch of the  Nigerian Bar Association to embark on a total boycott of courts from  Monday, 4th  November, 2019  till and including Thursday, 7th November, 2019 to demand the release of  His Lordship,
Honourable  Justice Chioma Iheme-Nwosu of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal .

This was made known in a press statement issued by Ayo Ademiluyi, the Secretary of Citizens' Rally against Oppression and Director of Media, Strategy, Publicity and Communications of ProgressiveBar2020.

Arising from the Emergency Meeting of the Owerri Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Branch resolved unanimously to embark on total boycotts of all courts within its jurisdiction from Monday, 4th  November, 2019 till and including the 7th November, 2019 commence boycott of courts .

Mr. Ogunlana stated that there is need for mutual solidarity and support between the Bench and the Bar in period of agony. Mr. Ogunlana stated that the willingness of the Benin Bar and the entire Bar at large ought to be returned in kind by the Bench when the time comes calling for the Bar. He asserted that members of the Bench must refrain from abusive and insultive relationship with the Bench in order to win each other's synergy in period of crisis.

Mr. Ogunlana restated the RadicalAgenda for the Nigerian Bar Association to reposition the Association as  a vanguard of the social justice Movement in the looming period of socio-economic attacks in 2020 and beyond.