The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has suspended its former General Secretary, Mr. Nimi Walson-Jack as a member of the NBA National Executive Council (NBA-NEC). The body’s decision follows its resolutions of December 15, 2022, which also stripped him of all privileges accruing to him as a past General Secretary. Walson-Jack who acted as NBA General Secretary between 2004 and 2006, has however protested his suspension, saying it violated the NBA Constitution and also breached his right to fair hearing.
Nigerian Bar Association Suspends Its Ex-General Secretary, Walson-Jack As Official Kicks, Accuses President, Maikyau Of DictatorshipThe body’s decision follows its resolutions of December 15, 2022, which also stripped him of all privileges accruing to him as a past General Secretary.
Walson-Jack who acted as NBA General Secretary between 2004 and 2006, has however protested his suspension, saying it violated the NBA Constitution and also breached his right to fair hearing. However, the former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Nimi Walson-Jack, has described his suspension from the National Executive Council of the association as a return to the dark ages of socialism and communism when governments sanctioned and jailed lawyers for representing persons whose activities were considered contrary to those of the political leadership.
He said his suspension was an act of intimidation and harassment, which hindered his ability to continue to provide legal services to citizens who incidentally were also lawyers.
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