Nigeria, July 25 -- A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Taiwo Kupolati, who represented the registered trustees of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), has welcomed the decision of the Court of Appeal affirming the sack of Kabir Ibrahim as the association's president, saying it upholds the rule of law and the association's founding values.

In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday in Lagos, Mr Kupolati described the appellate court's ruling as "solid" and a further confirmation that Mr Ibrahim was illegally occupying the office six years after his tenure expired.

"The storyline is quite simple," Mr Kupolati said. "This is an organisation that was established by law and was incorporated. And if you have a corporation, ...