A retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Amina Adamu Augie, and two Senior Advocates of Nigeria have decried indecent dressing among female lawyers.
The retired apex court judge and others spoke at an event organised by the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum, FCT, Abuja Chapter on Thursday, with the theme: “Indecent Dressing: Its Effect on Female Lawyers Dress Code.
In her submission, the former judge said, “When you come before me as a lawyer and you are not properly dressed, no one will tell you to dress well by the time you are appearing before me again because I’ll also talk to your principal, why he allowed you to leave the Chambers without being properly dressed.
As a lawyer, you need to know who you are because it is when you identify who you are that you will be able to instill confidence in others and your client.
“No lawyer dresses indecently in my court that I spare. As a lawyer, we should be disciplined, so that when you say you are a lawyer, you are able to instill confidence in others so that when you speak, they’ll listen to you”, she said.
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