The Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter has directed its members to boycott the Oyo State Judiciary New Legal Year Service.
The directive was announced in a statement signed by its Chairman after the association’s general meeting.
The statement read:
“This is to notify members of this esteemed Association that the Association has directed that Muslim Lawyers in Oyo State should boycott the Oyo State Judiciary New Legal Year Service. The resolution to boycott the Programme was reached by the members in the General meeting of the Association held on 7th September 2025 and ratified by the Elders and Patrons of the Association including our revered learned Senior Advocates.
“The boycott is informed by the decision of the Judiciary to unilaterally move the programme from the Ibadan Central Mosque, Oja’aba to a new venue without regard for the opinion of Muslim Lawyers as stakeholders in the programme.
“Secondly, the Judiciary has abolished the goodwill messages that NBA, MULAN and Muslim Community of Oyo State traditionally give at the Programme thus depriving us the opportunity of airing our views on important issues within the justice system and the polity at large.
“Thirdly, the programme is less than a week from today and MULAN is yet to receive any invitation to the programme.
“Our SANs and the Bar leadership have met with the Judiciary to attempt to convince the Judiciary to reverse their stance but the meeting was deadlocked as our leaders were made to understand that the Programme is a Judiciary Affair and that the decisions of the Judiciary stand unchanged.
“Consequently, the Association has resolved that all Muslim Lawyers should boycott the Legal Year Service for this year.
“It is important to comply with this decision to restore the honour of our Association and to obey the decision of our leaders as enjoined by Allah in the Holy Qur’an.”
