Victor Adebayo, a concerned parent and citizen, has made a passionate appeal to the National Assembly and the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to urgently intervene in what he describes as a systemic injustice affecting law graduates from universities that admitted students far beyond their allotted quota.
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In a letter addressed to relevant stakeholders and obtained by TheNigeriaLawyer, Adebayo highlighted the plight of his daughter—a law graduate of Lead City University who completed her studies in 2022 but remains uncertain about when she will proceed to the Nigerian Law School due to oversubscription issues.
According to Adebayo, the CLE had approved only 50 slots for Lead City University’s law programme. However, the institution reportedly offered over 150 admissions, collecting full tuition from students without disclosing the implications of exceeding the quota. As a result, many graduates, including his daughter, have been stranded—uncertain when, or if, they will be enrolled in Law School.
“Only the grace of God will make it possible for some students to complete the course and become practicing lawyers,” Adebayo wrote. “With the current situation, it could take up to 10 years for some of these students to be considered.”
He warned of the long-term consequences for the affected students, including permanent career setbacks, emotional trauma, financial loss, and professional stagnation, as legal seniority in Nigeria is based on year of Law School enrollment, not university graduation.
Adebayo decried the lack of transparency and described the situation as “a serious crime” perpetrated by “greedy university administrators” who, he said, are compounding the already severe educational challenges facing Nigerian youths.
Citing a recent instance in which the House of Representatives successfully intervened to ensure the release of the 2024 Bar Examination results, Adebayo called on lawmakers to once again rise to the occasion.
He referenced Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu and Hon. Ibrahim Ayokunle Isiaka as examples of legislators who had previously taken up student-centered issues involving the CLE.
“This is a matter of public interest and national concern,” he emphasized. “If the National Assembly does not act, it may appear as if the Nigerian authorities are unconcerned about the academic future of their own youths.”
He urged the National Assembly to prevail upon the Council of Legal Education to urgently create a framework to absorb these affected graduates, allowing them to complete their legal education and be called to the Bar.
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