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By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday declared support for the candidacy of Professor Dapo Akande, the Nigerian-born United Kingdom nominee for a seat on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the 2027\u20132036 term, describing his aspiration as a reflection of shared legal heritage and global justice imperatives.<\/div>\n
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The endorsement was made by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, PhD, CFR, during a courtesy visit to the National Assembly by Akande and officials of the British High Commission in Abuja.<\/div>\n
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Kalu, in his remarks, said the House was aligned with Akande\u2019s candidacy, noting that it represented more than individual ambition.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAs Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my honour to receive Professor Akande and to say clearly, as a Nigerian and as a parliamentarian, that his candidacy for the International Court of Justice for the term 2027 to 2036 is one that commands the admiration and personal support of this House,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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He described Akande\u2019s nomination by the United Kingdom as a recognition that goes beyond symbolism.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe United Kingdom has done something worthy of acknowledgement in nominating you. The FCDO committed \u00a3135 million in bilateral support to Nigeria in 2025 and 2026, according to its own Annual Report, and in November 2024 our two nations signed a Strategic Partnership built on six pillars of cooperation,\u201d Kalu said.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAgainst that backdrop, the nomination of a Nigerian-born scholar to the world\u2019s highest judicial bench is not symbolic. It is structural recognition of a shared legal destiny.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The Deputy Speaker stressed that Africa\u2019s representation on the world\u2019s top judicial body was a question of fairness within the international system.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAfrica\u2019s presence on the world\u2019s highest bench is not a matter of sentiment. It is a matter of justice. And in this House, we have always believed that justice delayed is not merely a legal failure. It is a moral one,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n
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Kalu, who holds a doctorate in law, reflected on Akande\u2019s academic and professional journey, tracing his roots to Nigeria and his rise to global prominence in international law.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis is not merely a courtesy visit. It is the meeting of two worlds that should never be kept apart: the legislative and the adjudicative, Nigeria at home and Nigeria at its finest abroad,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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\u201cEverything you have become, from the Chichele Professor of Public International Law at All Souls College Oxford, to counsel before the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, to elected member of the UN International Law Commission, and co-author of Oppenheim\u2019s International Law awarded the American Society of International Law\u2019s Certificate of Merit, all of it began in Ibadan.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cYou carry more flags than you perhaps know, and this House receives you proudly as a son of the soil.\u201d<\/div>\n
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He also cited demographic and migration data to underscore the global Nigerian footprint, particularly in the United Kingdom.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe 2021 Census for England and Wales counted over 270,000 Nigerian-born residents in the United Kingdom, and according to the UK Office for National Statistics, Nigeria was the second-largest source of long-term migrants to Britain in 2024, second only to India,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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\u201cProfessor Akande, your candidacy speaks to every single one of those 270,000 people. It tells them that excellence forged in Nigeria travels, and when it arrives, the world takes note.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s administration, Kalu said Nigeria\u2019s diplomatic engagements had strengthened its global positioning, expressing optimism about Akande\u2019s prospects.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI commend the Tinubu-led administration and our Ministry of Foreign Affairs for championing Nigeria\u2019s representation at the highest levels of international justice,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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\u201cNigeria has a proud history at the ICJ, and that history must continue. I charge our government to deploy the full weight of our diplomatic relationships; our bilateral ties, our African Union standing, our ECOWAS leadership, and our voice in the UN General Assembly, in pursuit of that goal.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhen the world looks at the candidates before it, it will find in Professor Dapo Akande, a scholar formed in Nigeria and carrying the endorsement of one of the world\u2019s most consequential democracies. Nigeria looks at that with pride. And we trust that the members of the General Assembly will look at it with the seriousness it deserves.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Kalu also reflected on the contemporary relevance of international adjudication, citing the growing caseload of the ICJ and its implications for global justice.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe ICJ\u2019s current docket is the fullest in its history,\u201d he said. \u201cResearch published by Chatham House found that a fifth of all cases ever brought before the Court were filed in the last four years alone, a historic surge driven overwhelmingly by questions of genocide, armed conflict, and occupation.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd yet enforcement remains uneven, and that gap falls hardest on Africa.\u201d<\/div>\n
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He warned that gaps in international enforcement risk undermining the credibility of global legal institutions.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWest Africa is experiencing one of its most destabilising decades since independence. This is where law becomes real, because when institutions fail to enforce norms, the legitimacy of those norms begins to erode,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAfrica does not merely need judges. It needs judges who understand that law is not description. It is protection.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cDouble standards in international justice are not theoretical criticisms. They are compliance risks. They weaken treaty regimes, undermine cooperation, and erode trust in multilateralism itself.\u201d<\/div>\n
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He further described Akande\u2019s international legal experience as a unique qualification for the ICJ bench.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhat you bring to that bench, having argued for Nigeria, for Uganda, for the United Kingdom, for Japan, for Equatorial Guinea, and for Zambia, and having advised the African Union, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and ASEAN, is not merely diversity of experience. It is convergence of legitimacy,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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\u201cNo party can claim you do not understand their position. That is not a small thing. That is the whole thing.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Earlier, Professor Akande said he was in Nigeria to seek the country\u2019s support for his candidacy, while commending Nigeria\u2019s commitment to the rule of law and its efforts in strengthening democratic governance.<\/div>\n
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He assured that, if elected, he would work to deepen the global rule of law and contribute to strengthening international justice systems.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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