The Bayelsa Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has urged senior lawyers to improve the quality of legal practitioners through mentorship.
Ewhrudjakpo, made the call on Wednesday night, on the sidelines of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2021 Annual Conference in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
He also said that creating and maintaining efficient disciplinary structures and rules amongst lawyers was important.
”I urge the experienced hands in the legal profession to see mentoring of young lawyers as a responsibility.
”Grooming a fresher in the legal career to master the ropes quickly is the only guarantee for an enlightened NBA in Bayelsa and the country at large,” he said.
Ewhrudjakpo, who thanked the organizers for putting the Bayelsa Night ceremony together, encouraged the young lawyers to be fearless, courageous, and determined.
He charged them not to be in a hurry, but to be patient enough to learn from their seniors and principals.
”I want to talk to our young lawyers, especially those who have just cut their legal teeth, that the legal profession is a noble profession.
“You can’t get to where you want if you are patient, courageous, and determined. So, I want you to patiently learn all the ropes.
“For those who are senior lawyers, know that the cock which crows today was once a chick. Therefore, we owe ourselves a duty to encourage our younger ones.
“If we don’t teach them very well, they will become half-baked lawyers.
“I, therefore, charge every senior lawyer to try as much as possible to with patience teach those under your tutelage, so that we can bequeath a vibrant, learned, and intellectual bar,” he said.
