SAN calls for national integration, social justice

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Anthony Idigbe, has said there can be no development and national integration without social justice.

He said national integration is crucial for the stability and prosperity of any country and requires the coming together of ethnic, linguistic, religious and regional groups to promote unity and cohesiveness.

He said everyone has a role in upholding national integration, adding that decisive action begins with the citizens.

Idigbe, Senior Partner at the law firm of Punuka Attorneys and Solicitors, stated this in a convocation lecture he delivered at the Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State during the institution’s First, Second and Third Convocation ceremony at the weekend.

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Its theme was “Social re-engineering, justice, ethical re-orientation as panacea for Nigeria’s quest for national integration.”

The SAN noted that social inequality results where sections of the society are left behind.

Idigbe emphasised that it behooved citizens to make national integration a reality, while advocating for more of what he called “norm entrepreneurs”.

He said: “We are ultimately responsible for developing our country, Nigeria. As with the digital transformation of businesses, innovation in social re-engineering, justice and ethical reorientation towards national integration need not come from politicians and government.”