Politicians Who Attended Baze University After Losing Power and Became Lawyers, Full List Emerges
- Nigerian politicians who were out of power and then went to the Baze University to study law have continued to compile
- The Baze University in 2023 was barred from offering law for five years by the Council of Legal Education
- The university was founded by Yusuf Datti Ahmed-Baba, a former Senator and House of Representatives member, who was the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election
Some Nigerian politicians, who, after losing the grip of power and being out of office, found solace in studying law at the Baze University, Abuja. They eventually attended the Nigerian Law School and subsequently became members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
The Baze University is reportedly owned by Yusuf Datti Ahmed-Baba, a former House of Representatives member and ex-Nigerian Senator in 2003 and 2011, respectively. He was the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election.
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In November 2023, the Council of Legal Education imposed a five-year moratorium on law admissions at the Baze University for consistently violating the number of students that should be admitted to study law in the school.
Amid the ban, some prominent politicians have undertaken a law degree at the institution. The politicians are listed below:
Dino Melaye
Melaye was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Kogi, and one of the law alumni from the Baze University.
He had earlier served as a senator for Kogi West, lost a re-election bid in 2021 and bagged his LLB degree from the institution in 2021.
Ifeanyi Uba
The late senator represented Anambra South in the 10th National Assembly before his death earlier this year. He was a former gubernatorial candidate in the Young Progressive Party (YPP).
Uba studied law at the Baze University in 2021, shortly after losing his governorship election in Anambra and was subsequently called to the bar.
Osita Chidoka
This is another politician from Anambra who served as a minister of aviation under the past administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
After leaving power, he went ahead to obtain an LLB from the Baze University and graduated with a Second Class Upper.
Rotimi Amaechi
The former minister of transportation and ex-governor of Rivers state was also one of the politicians who went to the Abuja-based university to obtain an LLB after staying out of power.
Amaechi, who lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket to President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 election, went to Baze University and was subsequently called to the bar.
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NBA condemns assault on NYSC member
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the recent attack on National Youth Service Corps member Jennifer Elobor by security personnel in Anambra, calling for the prosecution of individuals involved in the act, which it termed "inhumane".
The NBA demands prosecution of individuals involved in the assault, terming it a "direct violation of her dignity and fundamental human rights"
The NBA made a strong promise to Elobor, commending the Anambra state government's swift response to the incident
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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