How I Should Be Addressed—Falana

<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>How I should be addressed by Femi Falana was discussed on national TV<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> gathers that Femi Falana&comma; a human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria&comma; SAN&comma; has clarified how he should be addressed in public&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Speaking on a national TV on Monday&comma; February 1&comma; the Ekiti State born popular lawyer cautioned Nigerians to desist from addressing him as a chief&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am not a chief and how <strong>I<&sol;strong> want to be addressed is different from what you are calling me&comma;” he stressed&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Falana noted further that rather than call him a chief&comma; he is simply a Mr&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am a Mr&period; I don’t want to be accused of bearing any name under false pretence&comma;” he advised&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;During the programme&comma; Falana advised state governments to set up anti corruption body that would facilitate the fight against corruption&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He singled out<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;"> governor<&sol;a> Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State among Nigerian club of governors threading the constitutional path of fighting corruption&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The constitution empowers States to set up anti corruption agencies&period; Federal EFCC and ICPC do not have enough staff to go round the 36 states and Federal Capital Territory investigating corruption cases&comma;” he stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;