Walter Wilson Nana
26 May 2008
Some 79 pupil lawyers in Fako, who were part of those declared successful in the just ended final examination into the Cameroon Bar Association, have been sworn-in recently at the Fako High Court, Buea.
Justice Joseph Nkengla, the President of the High Court, assisted by Justices Maureen Chibili and Lesley Forbang, chaired the solemn ceremony being.
In the legal ritual, and on behalf of the 79 applicants into the Cameroon Bar Association, the Southwest Representative of the Bar President, Barrister Innocent Bonu, in his submission, said he is seeking the permission of his lordship for these advocates in training to realise their dreams.
He said the 2007/2008 swearing-in ceremony is resurfacing after several years, thanks to Barrister Charles Tchougang, the Bar President, who pleaded their cause at the Vice-Prime Ministry in charge of Justice and Keeper of the Seals.
Bonu vouched that the young men and women are ready to learn, while citing that the best overall candidate for the Bar Examination in Cameroon for the 2007/2008 Bar year and some of the best candidates came from the Southwest Province.
On his part, the Senior State Council for Buea, Justice Alfred Suh, cautioned that any violation of the oath taken by the applicants is liable to several sanctions as provided by the law. Suh advised the advocates in training to desist from all the ills plaguing the legal profession in Cameroon.
Justice Nkengla urged the young advocates have to be the hope for the hopeless, the hospital for the legally sick and the help for the helpless.Barrister Peter Asongwe, President of the General Assembly of Cameroon Bar Council had this message to trainees; "We're encouraging them to work extra hard during these two years of internship so that in 2010, during the second phase of their examination, they would sail through without any speed brakes."
He enjoined the Barristers in training to help the courts arrive at justice. "The duty of an advocate is not to win all their cases. He/she is an officer of the court, even as advocate for the plaintiff or for the defence or as a legal adviser, their prime duty, when there is a matter pending in court is that of an officer of the court. What we want is fair-play and justice to be seen to have been done to all the parties."
Prior to the Buea swearing-in, the oath taking exercises of the Barristers in training in Cameroon had taken place in Bamenda and Douala.
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