Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, will be attending the 6th Justice Aderemi Annual Lecture Series (JAALS).
Also Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Honourable Adeoye Aribasoye and foremost legal practitioner, Chief Adeniyi Akintola SAN, are among the dignitaries expected at the event.
This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Director and Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Mr Tolu Aderemi, and the first son of the late jurist, Mr Kunle Aderemi.
The 6th edition of the lecture series will be held on Friday, 12 July, 2024 at the Aare Afe Babalola Bar Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan by 10 am.
The statement announced that Dr Fayemi will deliver the keynote address on the theme “Bicameralism and Good Governance: An Oxymoron?”
It was added that the Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, will serve as the chairman. Governor ‘Seyi Makinde and the Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima, will be the Special Guest of Honour and the Chief Host, respectively.
The statement also noted that Chief Adeniyi Akintola SAN will chair the Reactor Panel. The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Aribasoye, the Special Adviser to Oyo State Governor on Security, CP Fatai Owoseni (rtd), a foremost legal practitioner, Mrs Titi Akinlawon, SAN and the immediate past chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ibadan Branch, are panelists.
Mr Tolu Aderemi noted: “The theme for the 6th lecture was intentionally curated to interrogate the value of maintaining a bicameral legislature in Nigeria vis-a-visits developmental strides (if any).
“The conference aims to debate this dual legislative structure and recommend its outcome to the Federal Government.”
The statement also noted that the event is expected to attract members of the Bench, the Inner and Utter Bar, the organised private sector and the general public.
