29/08/2026
Online activist VeryDarkMan has jokingly responded to critics who claimed he did not have the professional experience required to be invited to speak at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference.
This comes after Femi Falana SAN questioned why the NBA invited VDM to speak at its 66th Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. Falana argued that when the NBA discusses specialised matters such as national security, speakers should have demonstrable professional experience or expertise in the country’s security architecture.
In a humorous reaction, VDM dressed in a lawyer’s gown and wig while pretending to address a court. He said:
“If I may, if I may, my lords, since you people decided to ignore all the points I raised at the NBA, all the points I raised about the insecurity, the people benefiting, you people decided to distract yourself by judging me and saying I was not fit to be there because I’m not a lawyer.
I’ve been called to bar. Now, you are now my learned colleagues. Can we now talk about the insecurity of the country? Yes.
So, according to Section 343 of the VDM Constitution, he who prays must pay. And if you play, you’re going to learn. And you will learn the hard way.”
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