NAJUC Schedules 2024 Annual Lecture

By Felix Kuyinu

The National Association of Judicial Corespondents, NAJUC, is in top gear for the 2024 Annual Lecture Program to be held in Lagos.

NAJUC stated that the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), will be among the dignitaries at the event.

The association also informed that a former Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Muiz Banire (SAN), will also be expected at the program tagged: “Navigating the Delicate Balance Between Politics, Law, Media Pressure, and Public Perception: The Burden of a Nigerian Technocrat in Public Office.”

Banire, who will deliver the lecture on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at the MUSON Centre in Lagos, is expected to do a review and suggest solutions to the unending debate of leadership, followership, the so-called Nigerian factors and governance or lack of it in the country.

In a statement issued by the Chairman of NAJUC, Olugbenga Soyele, the association said that the event aims to address the challenges faced by Nigerian professionals in government and explore why they often leave with their reputations tarnished.

Soyele stated that Nigerian technocrats encounter challenges transitioning from their professional fields to government roles, leading to underperformance.

He said, “Some significant obstacles technocrats face in political roles include political interference, bureaucratic bottlenecks, red tape, and inefficiency.

“There are various cultural and societal factors, such as resistance to change, nepotism, favouritism, entrenched interests, corrupt practices, weak institutions, and inadequate legal frameworks, all of which can hinder the impact of technocrats in government,” he stated.