Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are -PLATO
The existence of rules and regulations is the main reason societies thrive without chaos. Without laws, there is bound to be conflict among the bodies that exist in a society. However, law can only achieve its aims if the rule of law prevails over all other interest.
Upon admission into Queen Idia Hall, the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of the hall are stated explicitly and ubiquitously. Thus, no one can claim ignorance of any of these rules and regulations. People may not agree with some laws but this does not change the fact that the breach of laws is accompanied by sanction.
It is trite that acts of pouring water from the balcony, washing in the room, using outlawed electrical appliances, hanging clothes in the balcony and of course cooking in the room are offences that are
punishable with fines and eviction from the hall. There is really no reservation about the existence of these offences, what is worrisome is the issue of favouritism and partiality that permeates the process of apprehending and punishing offenders. If residents of the hall cannot trust that laws will be enforced in an evenhanded and honest fashion, they cannot be said to live under the rule of law; instead, they live under the rule of men corrupted by the law.
We have observed keenly, the ways some set of Idiates are given preferential treatment while some others are used to drive home the point of the laws. We cannot fold our arms and hold our breaths in the face of this inequity, as if all is well.
It is when the proper application of our laws is widespread that we can say there is equality before the law, that no one is above the law and that our law is supreme. We beseech the rule of law in Queen Idia Hall; the rule of law is better than that of an individual.
LONG LIVE QUEEN IDIA HALL
LONG LIVE THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
