TRIBUTE FOR BATONNIER YONDO BLACK BY SIR DR BARRISTER NICO HALLE

SHORT TRIBUTE FOR BATONNIER YONDO BLACK BY SIR DR BARRISTER NICO HALLE 

The very learned Batonnier Yondo Black has been announced passed. The sad news got to me as a thunderbolt as it is not long since I saw him. Though devastating and numbing, I felt a little relieved after remembering his fulfilled and accomplished life as a very high profile International Legal colossus. I became a Barrister when he was Batonnier, and since then, we have had a very cordial relationship each time we met. To the extent that I know him, he was outspoken and shunned hypocrisy and falsehood. He stood for the respect of the Rule of law each time he identified any violation. His professional aura and wherewithal were ubiquitous. The Bar Association has lost a model to be emulated by all and sundry. The void created by his demise will be very difficult to fill. All I can say here is that where he is now is better than where we are as we are engulfed in moral decadence in all its forms. May he find respite in the bosom of our awesome God. My sincere and heartfelt condolences to the entire family, the Bar Association and friends alike. ADIEU MON BATONNIER.