Dogara takes oath as notary public

… Promises to uphold ethics of law profession

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has taken oath as Notary Public before the Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Monday.

The speaker who is a lawyer was administered the oath by the chief judge of the FCT Justice Ishaq I.U. Bello at the FCT High Court Headquarters in Abuja.

Speaking shortly after taken the oath, the Speaker, expressed gratitude to the Chief justice of Nigeria Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen who approved the application. 

'We thank the CJN through you who has made this day possible, and we thank you profusely also for  this day,' he said. 

Speaking further, Dogara said, 'I have listened to your charge and I thank you very much for your kind words. We will do everything to ensure that we keep the light burning even though this is coming at a time the profession has come under some challenges.'

 'I believe that some of us who are coming from behind you who have acquired the necessary training, will rise above the challenges to ensure our profession still retains the pride of place among all other professions.  So challenges will come but it's the way we react to it that matters and I'm sure we will overcome .'

On his part, Justice Bello admonished Rt Hon Dogara  not to do anything that will impeach the credibility of his status as a notary public saying, 'this is indeed a onerous task that requires a lot of modesty, impartial conduct and due diligence. Before you sign any document, you must examine it thoroughly and make sure that those elements which you said you'll never accede to are not there.'

According to Justice Bello, 'as a notary public, you are a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, power-of-attorney and foreign and international business.'

A notary's main function is to administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate the execution of certain classes of documents.

'' Give Nigeria Value For Their Patronage''-Dogara Tells Chinese Government.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, has charged the Chinese government to give the required value for projects for which Nigeria has taken huge loans from its country, saying that only then will the high debt profile owed China be justified.






The Speaker, who made this statement when he received the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Zhou Pingjian, in the National Assembly, also disclosed that though there have been concerns about the rising profile of debt owed by Nigeria to China, it will all be for good if the assets for which they were acquired are delivered for the benefit of Nigerians.

“There have been concerns about the debt hangover that perhaps we may leave it for generations to come, but I always say that doesn’t matter if debt is left for posterity as long as we have the assets on ground,” Dogara said, adding that the Chinese government must ensure that “projects are delivered to prevent future generations from losing faith in the relations between Nigeria and China. This is a responsibility we owe to our people and that which you owe to the people of China.”





While expressing gratitude for the support offered to Nigeria, including in the war on terrorism, he also assured the Chinese delegation that the House of Representatives will support the Executive’s agreement on ‘One China’.

The Speaker also expressed gratitude to the People’s Republic of China for supporting Nigeria’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Dogara had, in August 2015, secured the endorsement of the Chinese government for Nigeria to occupy a permanent seat on the UN Security Council when he held bilateral talks with the Speaker of People’s Parliament of China, Mr. Zhang Dejiang in New York, United States of America.





“We will collaborate with the Executive to support policies towards that,” he stated.

Dogara also used the occasion of the visit to stress the need for mutual benefits for both countries from their bilateral relations. He noted that Chinese businesses are thriving and getting support from Nigerian government and asked that more doors be opened to Nigerians who do business with China.
The Speaker then urged the government of China to explore the Nigeria-China Parliamentary Committee of the House to deepen ties between the parliaments of both countries.

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