Bishop of Church of St Thomas Diocese of Badagry Church of Nigeria, Rev. Babatunde Adeyemi, has urged lawyers and judges in the country to be a voice of the voiceless in the society.
He spoke at the special service of the Badagry chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association’s Law Week,where he also said lawyers and judges take position of God by the virtue of their position or as a result of opportunities or privilege in the society.
He added:“And for this reason, if you find yourself in this position, representing that power of God among the men, we must ensure that it is what God wants that we do.Always represent the same thing God intended by judging with righteousness and be a voice to the voiceless in the society,” he said.
He urged the men of the bar to be courageous, bold and fearless in order to say the truth.
The bishop said that they needed the courage in order for them to be able to say the truth where they need to do that.
Speaking, Mr Mohammed Sodipo, the Chairman, NBA Branch, commended the Bishop for the message, promising that the lawyers would always protect the constitution of the country.
Sodipo said that the law week of the branch would continue with a visit by the association to Ajara Maternity Centre at Ajara Mango on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
“On June 22, there will a lecture at Elite Hotel and Event Centre by 10:00a.m, while Dinner and Award night will come up on June 23 by 4:00p.m at the same venue.On Friday, Jumat Service will be observed at Central Mosque Badagry by 1:30p.m,” he said.
‘Nigeria’s LPG Market Needs Improved Investments In Infrastructure’
Indigenous energy trading company, Hyde Energy,says Nigeria’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas market sector needs significant investments in infrastructure to boost its availability and affordability in the country.
The company gave the suggestion at the just concluded 2nd West Africa LPG Expo & NLPGA Summit 2022 held in Lagos themed: “Energizing the Future: LPG as a Sustainable Fuel in African Economies.”
The first day of the two-day conference featured a panel discussion where the Chief Executive of Hyde Energy, Oladimeji Edwards, encouraged more collaboration amongst relevant stakeholders in the industry to develop necessary measures that can improve infrastructural development in the sector to reduce the cost of LPG and increase supply
“To reduce the cost of LPG, it is very important to build infrastructure to captive market, to take it from truck to skid, to dispensing unit, all the way down to the cylinders, and ultimately at some point, the next generation will reticulate as part of standard code for construction at which point in time, we would have had ample supply of LPG distribution across the country,” he said.
He further disclosed that for infrastructural development to come into place, there is a need for all hands to be on deck and show the will to make it happen.
Stating that Nigeria has tremendous gas deposits but there is inadequate infrastructure around gas resources, “to reduce imports, adequate investment is required. Gas suppliers are importing LPG, paying in U.S. dollars, and due to inflation and devaluation this affects retail prices, but with good infrastructure, I assure you that we will have an enabling environment for investment to thrive and everyone will be happy,” he advocated.
He commended the effort of the NLPGA to bring together industry stakeholders to share ideas on contentious topics and share strategies to help Nigeria’s LPG market unlock its incredible potential saying, “this is a brilliant platform for relevant stakeholders in the industry. It is a great event which brings in international and indigenous experts to exchange ideas, opinions, trends and outlook for the future.”
