Lasisi Elemu is a multi-talented comedian who portrays different characters in his comedy skits and he recently added that of the law profession, adding imaginary court proceedings and also quoting non-existing parts of the constitution
The Nigerian Bar Association has called on popular social media comedian, Lasisi Elenu to exercise caution in the way he represents the profession in his line of work.
Habeeb Lawal, Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association recently on his Twitter handle reacted to Lasisi latest video, stating that “We beg to use you as a point of reference to all other comedians. Lawyers have awesome sense of humour, as such, we enjoy your jokes and appreciate the creativity”
“However, if you must represent our profession in your works kindly ensure you properly adorn the wig, bip & gown.
.“We acknowledge your right of expression, but NOTE that we also reserve the rights to take all necessary steps to guide against the ridicule of our noble profession and @NigBarAssoc shall not hesitate to exercise those rights.
“In the likely event that you need a guide on how to make a joke about lawyers without ridiculing our appearance, here is a good guide.”
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