Our clients have complained about this increase, and it has also affected legal practitioners,” Aderemi added.
Furthermore, the legal association challenged new operational restrictions that cap daily filings, creating significant procedural bottlenecks for complex cases.
“Third, there is the issue of restrictions placed on lawyers.
As it stands today, lawyers cannot process more than four witness oaths in a single day,” Aderemi said.
The NBA leadership maintained that the cumulative effect of these restrictions severely disrupts their professional duties and hurts low-income citizens.
“We believe this policy unjustifiably limits the ability of lawyers to carry out their professional duties,” Aderemi said.
The branch chairman confirmed that all relevant administrative entities within the regional legal hierarchy were informed of the deep-seated grievances before the strike commenced.
“Yes, absolutely. We have done everything reasonably expected of us; for instance, we have written formally as a branch.
Other NBA branches in Ogun State have also written on these issues,” Aderemi said.
Despite bringing these matters before senior judicial officers repeatedly, the legal union received no actionable response, prompting the three-day shutdown.
“Beyond that, we have raised these concerns during the Bar and Bench Meetings, where branch chairmen, branch secretaries, administrative judges, and the Chief Judge are all present,” Aderemi said.
Aderemi emphasized that the legal community utilized multiple layers of mediation, including direct interventions by senior advocates, but failed to reach a resolution.
“In addition, respected senior members of the Bar have approached Their Lordships in an effort to resolve these issues.
