The Gadzama Case: Can the Federal High Court Quash an LPDC Direction?

THISDAYLIVE | 08-09-2026 12:59am |

The article examines legal questions arising from the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee's direction to suspend Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN, for three years. It focuses on the appropriate appellate route, noting that the Supreme Court has closed the old direct appeal path, while the Appeal Committee of the Body of Benchers is practically unavailable. The author, Umar Sanusi Garba Kalambaina, explores whether the Federal High Court can quash the LPDC's direction.

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