Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, has admonished legal practitioners in the country to guide their integrity jealously, saying their name and character is what they posses to be great.

The justice of the apex court in a remark at a prayer session and a reception held in her honour and some newly appointed Judges of the Lagos State High Court and a Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Habeeb Abiru, said, “your name is your trademark, you need to protect it.”

The event organized by the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN), Lagos State chapter was also held to acknowledge the appointment of some Muslim senior advocates of Nigeria.

On the honour list were; Justice Kekere-Ekun, Justice Habeeb Abiru of Court of Appeal and two other newly-appointed Lagos State High Court judges; Justice Aliu Safari and Justice Abdul Wasiu Animahun.

Also honoured were four senior silks- Muhammed Ajibola, Professor Imran Oluwole Smith, Olusina Sofola and Jelili Owonikoko.

The honourees admonished Muslim legal practitioners in the state, and by extension in the country, to be good ambassadors of Islam, the law profession and role models to the younger ones coming up in the profession.

The organisers of the programme lauded the honourees for proving their mettle in the legal profession and for their immense contributions to the growth of Islam in the country and among legal practitioners.

In his remark, Chairman of MULAN, Lagos State chapter, Barrister Musoddiq Adele Sanni noted with nostalgia the cordial relationship existing between the association and Lagos State Government, especially in the area of formulating laws that could affect Muslims and the religion of Islam.

According to him, MULAN has always been partner in progress with the State House of Assembly as regards enactment of bills that may affect Islam or Muslims’ interest in the state.

He added that it was the robust relationship the association has with the government that brought about Section 22 (3) of Lagos State customary law which made the state to designate a court to adjudicate on Islamic law in matters of marriage, divorce and inheritance as it deem fit.

According to Sani, both parties have benefited immensely from the robust relationship existing between the government and MULAN, while it said such development has also averted many religion crises in the state.

Other dignitaries at the occasion included Justice Kazeem Alogba of the state High Court, the State Solicitor General, Mr. Lawal Pedro, SAN, chairman of the occasion, Chief Sofola (SAN).

They all urged all the Muslim lawyers to be their brother’s keeper and contribute to the propagation of Islam through their legal practise.