One of the constitutional rights that every Nigerian is entitled to is legal representation. Section …. See section 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
Legal representation refers to a situation where a lawyer handles a person’s case in the court – whether the person is the plaintiff or defendant; complainant or the Accused person.
Note however that legal representation does not stop at litigation. It goes beyond litigation and touches virtually all our transactions, family issues, relationship, businesses, etc.
In a world littered with high volume of commercial transactions, business, industrialization and online deals, the need for legal representation cannot be overemphasized. We live in a world where selfishness, greed, fraud and cheating are the order of the day. A land owner who had sold his plot of land to someone would still proceed further to sell same to one or more persons.
In contractual agreements, parties seek to breach the terms of the agreement to the detriment of the other parties. Some persons are looking for ways to cheat, defraud and take advantage of others.
Goodness of Presumption of Innocence
Some are lawless and desperadoes. They are ready to take the law into their hands at any slightest opportunity. Everyday crimes are perpetrated in every nook and cranny of the world in spite of the presence of law enforcement agents. Our prisons are filled up with criminals and innocent persons. It might come as a surprise to you that it is not every prisoner that is a criminal. Some of them are innocent of the allegations that led them to be incarcerated.
Our law is good in the sense that it presumes every person innocent until the contrary is proved by a court of law. Although on some occasions, innocent persons are convicted and sentenced to punishment of imprisonment or fine due to the evil machination of wicked persons, our law generally seeks to do justice.
Legal representation is one of the key factors for entrenchment of justice. Lawyers are experts in legal matters. They are peacemakers. They are ministers in the temple of justice and would not allow injustice to be perpetrated in and out of the court.
A lot of costly legal mistakes can be avoided. Rods can be prevented from being laid on the lot of the righteous. Criminals may not be allowed to go unpunished. Parties can be protected from being cheated, defrauded and taken advantage of. Parties injured can be compensated. People’s rights can be protected from being infringed upon.
All these are made possible through the instrumentality of legal representation. Legal representation can be costly and this has made many people to turn back from pursuing justice. But it is really perplexing that in spite of the avalanche of free legal aids available in Nigeria, many people are not aware. In the public sector, we have such agencies as the Public Complaint Commission, National Human Rights Commission, Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, etc.
In the private sector, there are many law firms that offer pro bono legal services as part of their services. There are also many NGOs and civil society organizations that offer pro bono legal services to the vulnerable and the less privileged Nigerians.
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