Daniel Bwala, spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has come under criticism after he posted a video showing a fellow lawyer opening the vehicle door for him.
Attending the first day of the presidential election tribunal in Abuja on Monday, Bwala turned up at the court premise in a Toyota Land Cruiser at about 9:15 am.
He studied law at the University of Maiduguri and did his masters at Coventry University, England.
At the hit of the brake, a fellow lawyer dressed in his white and black legal garb alighted from the front door to open the next door for Bwala.
Clean-cut and besuited, Bwala sauntered up the stairs with his red diary and dashed toward a courtroom.
Bwala posted the video on his Twitter page with a caption that reads: “We are here, the D day. Officially commenced today. We pray for peaceful and professional presidential election proceedings.”
The 22-second video clip generated traction on the bird app with many criticising him for allowing or making a fellow lawyer open the SUV door for him.
“This is disgraceful, turning another lawyer into an orderly offends the rules,” Abdul Mahmud, a lawyer, reacted to the video.
Many pointed out that Bwala who practices as a barrister in the United Kingdom is supposed to be familiar with and uphold the global standards of the profession.
While some chided him for breaching ethical codes, others threw slurs at his failure to know what is wrong or right.
This is disgraceful, Daniel. I guess you're a senior lawyer, so you're familiar with Rule 26 of the Rules of Professional Conduct in the Legal Profession: "LAWYER SHALL TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH RESPECT".
Turning another lawyer into an orderly offends the Rules. https://t.co/wUslT64dMw— Great Oracle Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary. (@AbdulMahmud01) May 8, 2023
The fact that you watched this cringeworthy video and found nothing wrong with posting it, is quite telling. https://t.co/AneCKGikhh
— Gimba Kakanda (@gimbakakanda) May 8, 2023
Daniel real positioned someone to record his arrival in court and ordered his junior to act like an orderly…. all this just to sit in court as an observer?? Na wa o.
If he was arriving at NTA to announce Tinubu's cabinet nominees I'd even understand. https://t.co/AFuYNmuHAY— Arthur of Camelot (@KingArthurOG) May 8, 2023
As a lawyer I find this uncomfortable to watch. A lawyer who is called to the same bar as you, who can actually argue on the opposite side is the one who opens your door and closes it. And you are not even yet a big politician or dictator o. This weirdness needs to stop. https://t.co/VtfpaVcb5f
— Elnathan John (@elnathan_john) May 8, 2023
Dear D.H Bwala Esq.,
Please consider taking down this video.
It is distasteful to see that you don’t see anything wrong with using your junior colleague as a personal staff (orderly or security man) beyond the limits of his professional responsibilities
Please do the needful https://t.co/0bKrVDnReh
— Adewale Fajana (@adewalefajana) May 8, 2023
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