Respite as Northern Lawyers Rally Support for Akpata, Insist on One United NBA

Mr. Olumide Akpata Northern lawyers from about 40 branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), have rejected the formation of the New Nig...

Mr. Olumide Akpata

Northern lawyers from about 40 branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), have rejected the formation of the New Nigerian Bar Association (NNBA) and declared support for a one united NBA. 

Led by two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) from the north -Yunus Ustaz and Mr. Elisha Kurah - in conjunction with 40 branch chairmen of NBA, the lawyers from the northern zone dissociated themselves from NNBA, pointing out that NBA could not be polarised along ethno-religious divides. 

Rising from a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, the northern lawyers distanced themselves from the splinter group and charged northern lawyers and all legal practitioners in the country to rally round the new NBA leadership led by Mr. Olumide Akpata, to ensure that the original aspirations of the body are achieved. 

"We the undersigned individuals, who are chairmen of the various branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) that make up the northern geo-political zone as defined in the NBA Constitution 2015, and other senior members of the Bar have today, Wednesday, September 2, 2020, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, met with the NBA President, Mr. Olumide...