By Johnathan Paoli
EFF leader Julius Malema has challenged African lawyers to take an active role in dismantling systems of oppression and driving liberation across the continent.
Delivering the keynote address at the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) Annual Conference in Enugu on Sunday, Malema said lawyers and activists have always stood side by side in the fight for justice, arguing that both are instruments of justice bound by a duty to advance human dignity rather than uphold systems of inequality.
“Our duty is not to be instruments of injustice and neocolonialism. It is to be agents of change, brave enough to identify unjust laws, speak out, and ensure that our judiciary serves our people,” he told the gathering.
Welcomed by dignitaries including the Governor of Enugu and the Sultan of Sokoto, Malema described Nigeria as a “home” for South Africans, citing its historic solidarity during the anti-apartheid struggle.
He thanked
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