The Bar Before the Bar, by Stephanie Shaakaa

Vanguard· 1h ago· 1 min read

We sit in air conditioned sanctuaries draped in the solemn austerity of black and white, parsing the fragile architecture of jurisprudence with the steady hands of secular priests. We cite sections and subsections like sacred scripture, penning eloquent briefs on the inviolability of the ballot, and standing before high tribunals to decry the systemic desecration of democratic choice. We posture as the vigilant guardians of the public trust, the ultimate safety net for a republic perpetually gasping for air.

Yet when the robes are shed and the stage belongs to us alone, what tragic theatre do we enact?

When the Nigerian Bar Association, an institution that has long presented itself as a guardian of national conscience and a defender of the rule of law, conducts its own internal ballot, the nation is confronted with a profound and chilling paradox. Collapsed e voting portals, locked…

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