Northern lawyers disown “New NBA”

Cross Section of Lawyers

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, has held a critical interactive session with stakeholders of the Nigerian Bar Association in Northern Nigeria attended by over 40 serving Chairmen of various NBA Branches in the North, including several past and current Bar Chairmen. At the meeting, the attendees appointed Yunus Ustaz Usman, SAN, a respected leader of the Kaduna Bar, as their spokesman. In his speech Mr. Ustaz, SAN speaking on behalf of the other attendees, affirmed their support for the administration of the President and…

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Aggrieved northern lawyers exit NBA, form new association

Cross Section of Lawyers

Some aggrieved Northern lawyers have constituted a new association named New Nigerian Bar Association, NNBA, after pulling out of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. The lawyers also accused the NBA of been biased given the controversy that ensued after it invited the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai following a petition against the governor. In a statement, the new association said the decision of the NBA to dis-invite El-rufai has generated increased concern which necessitated their withdrawal from the association. According to the aggrieved lawyers, the decision of NBA over the…

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