Controversial Nigerian lawyer and social media influencer Ifunanya Excel Grant, better known online as “Baddest Lawyer,” has clarified that she is not a practising lawyer and she has no intention of practising the profession
She added that her lifestyle on social media is not a reflection of her qualification as a lawyer and that her posts are to promote her career as a model, singer and actress
Ifunanya stated this in a video message shared via her Tiktok page recently in reaction to the petition filed against her by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
Ifunnaya in the video said she had been a model and actress before she earned a law degree and became a lawyer added that she is not a practising lawyer but rather a lawyer by book.
According to her keeping quiet, is going to be like an admission of guilt. So, it’s good for her to come out and actually clear her name
She said in the video: “If I keep quiet, it’s going to be like an admission of guilt. So, it’s good for me to come out and actually clear my name. I’m not a practising lawyer. I am a lawyer by book, but I am not practising. At least for now, I don’t have any interest to practise law, maybe someday in the future.”
She continued: “At the moment, I am a model. I am an actress, and I am an upcoming musician, a rapper, to be precise. So everything I do, everything I post [on social media] is just for entertainment purposes. It has nothing to do with my legal career. I’m not practising law. I don’t have any intention to practise law for now. So right now, my focus is on the entertainment business.”
She further explained: “Before I even became a lawyer, I was a model. I have always been a model. And I have always been into music. I have always been an actress. So, lawyer is just one of the numerous things I am. Everything I post on social media is in my capacity as a model, an actress, and upcoming rapper
