The simmering fire-fight between the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN and the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) snowballed yesterday when both NBA and the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) issued separate statements rejecting the “directions” issued by the nation’s Chief Law Officer. CITY LAWYER had in an exclusive report noted...
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BREAKING: AGF DIRECTS NBA TO POSTPONE ELECTIONS, SACK SERVICE PROVIDERS, USE NIN
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN has directed the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to postpone its forthcoming elections to August or to a date thereafter. According to a document obtained by CITY LAWYER, the directive arose from a peace-building initiative undertaken by Fagbemi as the Leader of the Bar. Almost all NBA past...
TO FOSTER TRANSPARENCY, ECNBA RELEASES BRANCH VOTERS’ LIST (FULL LIST)
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has released the branch-by-branch list of eligible voters for the forthcoming NBA Elections. Apparently in a bid to assuage concerns of some stakeholders that the elections may not be free, fair and credible, the committee stated that the unveiling of the voters list is “to ensure that transparency underpins every stage...
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