RIGHT TO DEFENCE/LEGAL REPRESENTATION - Right of a litigant to a counsel of his choice
HELD:
"By the provisions of Section 36 of the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) in the determination of his civil rights and obligations, a citizen has the fundamental right to a Counsel of his own choice.
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