The Nigerian government has fired the director general of the
Nigerian Law School,
Tahir Mamman, and his six deputies throwing the network of law schools into a mid session crisis.
There are six law schools in the country located in Lagos, Enugu,
Kano, and recently Yenagoa – capital of president Goodluck Jonathan’s
home state, Bayelsa – and Yola, capital of Adamawa state.
Deputy directors head the schools, and although the federal
government offered no reasons for the sudden sack coming when the
schools are in mid session, presidency sources in Abuja said it was
based on the recommendation of the Nigeria’s Justice Minister,
Mohammed Adoke. President Jonathan approved the
sack late Thursday.
Mr. Mamman will keep his post till a replacement is announced for his
job and those of his deputies. Unofficial sources in Mr. Adoke’s office
said the recommendation was based on claims that Mr. Mamman had spent
five years in office.
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