TOWARDS A LEGAL REGIMEN FOR THE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS IN NIGERIA. Prologue The inaugural lecture, I have been made to understand by my seniors in academics, marks the full blooming of the Professor. During the lecture, the whole world is informed of the arrival of the new Professor who also proposes a toast in about one hour or thereabout to the town and gown professing his views on his chosen topic. My own case is slightly different. By no means can a Professor of eleven years be regarded as new. After my elevation to that esteemed rank, the zeal to present my inaugural lecture was dampened by the long queue of colleagues who were not ready to present theirs and I could not present before them by the ethics of the ivory tower. That zeal was totally extinguished in 2005 when I lost my father and the anticipated euphoria fizzled away. I looked forward to his presence at the ceremony because he was as constant as the Northern Star in my life and stood with me spiritually and physically like the rock of Gibraltar in all my areas of endeavour. Traditions on the inaugural lecture vary. In some universities, in Europe particularly, the lecture is delivered on a round table to fellow Professors, some academic juniors and the population of invitees is much less than what we have here today. In the African culture the achiever does not celebrate alone. Just as forlorn occasions are shared with neighbours and friends, so are joyful moments shared with friends, and all. It is part of this tradition that we are fulfilling today. I pray that celebrations of joy shall never cease in our households in Jesus’ name. I had the opportunity of reading the following words at a in Barrister’s cenotaph a lawyer, when he lieth no more, he The meaning of this is London; “Here lieth lieth”. that the person interned in the tomb at that cenotaph was a lawyer. When he could not tell lies again, he simply lied down. Well, that lawyer lies there and perpetually too. Our clergymen here present may contact me in case they can raise him from the dead. This epilogue on the cenotaph represents the view of people generally on lawyers. I decided to veer a little from the complete umbra of law in coming to the title for today so that you may be convinced that lawyers contribute to social engineering and scientific development.
TOWARDS A LEGAL REGIMEN FOR THE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS IN NIGERIA. Prologue The inaugural lecture, I have been made to understand by my seniors in academics, marks the full blooming of the Professor. During the lecture, the whole world is informed of the arrival of the new Professor who also proposes a toast in about one hour or thereabout to the town and gown professing his views on his chosen topic. My own case is slightly different. By no means can a Professor of eleven years be regarded as new. After my elevation to that esteemed rank, the zeal to present my inaugural lecture was dampened by the long queue of colleagues who were not ready to present theirs and I could not present before them by the ethics of the ivory tower. That zeal was totally extinguished in 2005 when I lost my father and the anticipated euphoria fizzled away. I looked forward to his presence at the ceremony because he was as constant as the Northern Star in my life and stood with me spiritually and physically like the rock of Gibraltar in all my areas of endeavour. Traditions on the inaugural lecture vary. In some universities, in Europe particularly, the lecture is delivered on a round table to fellow Professors, some academic juniors and the population of invitees is much less than what we have here today. In the African culture the achiever does not celebrate alone. Just as forlorn occasions are shared with neighbours and friends, so are joyful moments shared with friends, and all. It is part of this tradition that we are fulfilling today. I pray that celebrations of joy shall never cease in our households in Jesus’ name. I had the opportunity of reading the following words at a Barrister’s cenotaph in London; “Here lieth a lawyer, when he lieth no more, he lieth”. The meaning of this is that the person interned in the tomb at that cenotaph was a lawyer. When he could not tell lies again, he simply lied down. Well, that lawyer lies there and perpetually too. Our clergymen here present may contact me in case they can raise him from the dead. This epilogue on the cenotaph represents the view of people generally on lawyers. I decided to veer a little from the complete umbra of law in coming to the title for today so that you may be convinced that lawyers contribute to social engineering and scientific development.
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