Mocked by colleagues day I mistakenly bowed for vacant chair
Yaqub Omotosho Yaqub graduated from the Federal University, Sokoto in 1994 and was admitted into the Nigerian Law School that same year. In 1995, he was called to Bar. After his NYSC programme, he joined the Law Firm of Ayodele Gafar & Co. in Kano, Kano State for his pupilage but left in 2001 to join the default Trade Bank as Legal Adviser after he had bagged his LL.M certificate from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. In 2006, Yaqub quitted the corporate practice to establish his own law firm, Tosho Yaqub & Co. Thereafter, he secured employment with Japaul Gulf International in Dubai as Legal Adviser and later to Admin. Manager. But resigned his appointment with the company in 2012 and returned to Nigeria for litigation practice. He however shares with our JUDICIARY CORRESPONDENT, KAYODE ADEOTI, his mostย unforgettable day in court as a legal practitioner. Except:ย
My unforgettable moment in court happened when I was still fresh at the Bar. I was to meet my principal in court that very day because we were coming from different directions.
At the time I got to the court, I was already late, I met lawyers sitted, however, I walked in assuming the judge was on seat so I bowed for him. Surprisingly, I got to where I will sit before realising that I had bowed for an empty chair. I felt a bit embarrassed but the lesson there was that I had to be in court early henceforth to avoid such mistake. Some of the lawyers that noticed my mistake laughed, though some didn’t even notice me. But personally, I was not happy due to the fact that I was late to court.
