The Arewa Lawyers’ Forum declared their stand for Adesina via a July 24 letter addressed to the Secretary of Egbe Amofin, Dr. Wole Akintayo.
Ahead of the national elections of the Nigerian Bar Association coming up tomorrow and Thursday, the Northern Lawyers Forum under their umbrella association have adopted Mr. Dele Adesina as their their candidate for NBA Presidency.It stated: “Please refer to your letter dated March 20, 2020 in connection with Egbe Amofin’s adoption of the candidacy of Mr. Dele Adesina as the official candidacy of Egbe Amofin Oodua Forum.
“We, the Arewa Lawyers Forum, have studied the processes leading to the endorsement as painstakingly stated in the Notice of Endorsement dated March 11, 2020, signed by the Leaders of Egbe Amofin OOdua and branch chairmen to ensure that whoever we endorse is experienced, capable and has the requisite competence to lead the Bar at this moment.
“Accordingly, on behalf o the leadership and members of Arewa Lawyers Forum and after a meeting of our Executive Committee, I have the honour to hereby convey our adoption, endorsement, satisfaction and the unanimous acceptance of the candidature of Mr. Dele Adesina for the office of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association in the forthcoming July 2020 Election” Arewa stated.
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