VOL. 10 NO. 8

READER’S PAVILION

OLOBI
The Editor,
Concerning that lawyer who got beaten up by the supporters of Olabode George, I want to ask “why did he too choose to stage his protest in their midst considering that political supporters are often wild and rough people? What he did was too dangerous.
Editor’s Note: Are you now saying the Bode George and co are a dangerous bunch?

OLOBI
The Editor,
I am not in sympathy with lawyer M.K.O Olobi over the attack he suffered in the hands of suspected supporters of Olabode George on the day George and other were convicted by the trial judge.
The honourable judge in his good sense never complained about the ‘rented crowd’, if any. A court is an open place unless the judge has a reason to sit in ‘camera’.
What happened to our friend (Olobi) is an end product of cheap popularly, if I may say so. Olobi has no case against Bode George who did not direct the boys who attacked him. Couldn’t the boys have been sponsored by the other accused? Lawyers must behave as lawyers always and draw less attention for publicity.
Editor’s Note: Can one really say Olobi was looking for cheap popularity?

LOCATIONAL ARITHMETICS
The Editor,
I have just read your Learned Squib article “Locational Arithmetics”. What a funny write-up! I think I would take to your advice by killing Mr. Adesina Ogunlana a.k.a Mr. Squib and let us see when I would get out of prison. Keep watching, I might attack you very soon. As you would say the Heavens will not fall!
Editor’s Note: I need to intercede for you. If only you know the grave danger you’re just put your-self in for thinking of killing me.

LEARNED SQUIB
The Editor,
I called just to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed your recent Learned Squib write-ups. I fond the one you wrote on friends in government are friends lost, talkless of the one on Justice Isola Olorunnibe, the “expired terrorist”. By the way, God is dealing with your enemies, one by one, or where still is Dele Oye, Your prosecutor before the Disciplinary Committee in Abuja? Has he not vanished, without a trace?
Editor’s Note: Maybe?

SQUIB STRUGGLE
The Editor,
I read of the case you are maintaining at Federal High Court against the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee and I am happy that you now have an injunction against your opponents. Please be assured that they will never overcome you.
Editor’s Note: Amen!

CARTOONS
The Editor,
Where are the cartoons in the Squib? Of all things in the Squib, I cared most for the Squib-but they don’t longer feature in the Squib?
Editor’s Note: Sorry for the disappointment, we’ll try and bring back the cartoons

JOB APPLICANT
The Editor,
Can you supply the physical address of the applicants for job, on your advert page? This would enable interested firms to know those of the lot that are nearer their offices. You know distance between home and office is a factor to consider in employment.
Editor’s Note: We’ll endeavour to get their addresses. Thank you

STAYING FOCUSED
The Editor,
I read a comment of one of your readers, praising you and commenting on the recognition in court that a particular judge gave you. This reader may mean well but then who knows? He may just be posing as a friend but he may say snide things behind you.
Don’t let such praises go to your head. Don’t lose your focus and keep telling the truth and keep doing the right thing.
Editor’s Note: Amen.

PUBLIC LIFE
The Editor,
How can you say you are going to run for secretary of the Tiger Bar. Secretary? That’s too small except you are talking of the National Body of the NBA. You should go for Chairman, NBA Ikeja.
Editor’s Note: There is no hurry in life, especially if it is service in public life, that one is sincerely interested in?