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Lists efforts at restoring peace in Southern Kaduna The Kaduna State governor, Nasir-El-Rufai, has berated the Nigerian Bar association (NBA) for endorsing a “one-sided narrative” after the association succumbed to public outcry and withdrew the invitation extended to him as keynote speaker at NBA annual conference. The NBA had disclosed its withdrawal of invitation to the governor through a tweet, following protests from some lawyers and concerned citizens. Reacting in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, the governor said he will continue to speak out on national issues whether given the NBA platform or not. In a statement on Thursday titled ‘Malam El-Rufai will continue to contribute to the national conversation’, El-...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has felicitated with Olumide Akpata on becoming the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In his congratulatory message, Obaseki described Akpata as a lawyer who has achieved tremendous feat and is worthy of the new position Obaseki said in his statement, “I congratulate Olumide Akpata on his emergence as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association. A versatile lawyer, Akpata is sure to bring to the leadership of the Bar his unique acumen and zest as a lawyer to steer the Bar to glorious heights. “There is no denying that different professions face quite peculiar challenges with the advent of Information Communication Technologies and the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, but I am confident in the capacity of Akpata to depl...

Tag: NBA

El-Rufai Reacts to NBA Conference Withdrawal, Questions Endorsement of One-Sided Narrative

Obaseki Felicitates with Akpata on Emergence as NBA President