There are 100,000 practising lawyers in the country serving over 200 million Nigerians, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, has said.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said with the population of Nigeria, the number of practising lawyers fell short of expectation.
He disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Monday while unveiling activities to mark the 42nd reunion and anniversary of the Class of 1980 of the Nigerian Law School.
Prof Azinge said, “The 100,000 practising lawyers in Nigeria is not enough compared to the over 200 million population of the country.”
He said the week-long activities, which began on July 17 with prayers, would feature, among others, a lecture on and launch of a N5 million endowment fund at the NLS on July 19 and would end on July 22 with a gala dinner scheduled for the National Judicial Institute.
The former NIALS boss said some of the activities would be attended by the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, among other eminent personalities.
