NBA conference disinvitation: El-Rufai deserves fair hearing – Bauchi lawyers
NBA had invited the governor as the main speaker but rescinded its decision on August 20 over an accusation of disregard for rule of law in Southern Kaduna killings by an online poll conducted by some Nigerians.
The Chief Convener of the group, Jibrin Sa’id Jibrin Esq, said, lawyers should know better and that, the principle of natural justice envisages against any citizen no matter how weighty the allegation may look. BOBALAC noted that fair hearing was not accorded to El-Rufai as opposed to the case of the outgoing President of the Bar, Paul Usoro who it said “is currently standing a criminal trial for some alleged offences, but was still allowed to govern the prestigious body under the presumption of innocence as he was elected to lead the Bar in 2018.”
“Consequent upon the above, we call on the National Executive Committee as well as leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association to immediately rescind its decision and apologise to our teeming members for reaching such unpopular decision which affects the hard-earned image of and integrity of the Nigerian Bar Association as an impartial umpire.
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