One of the conveners of the New Nigeria Bar Association (NNBA), Abdulbasit Suleiman, has said over 5,000 lawyers have shown interest in joining the proposed body of lawyers.
One of the conveners of the New Nigeria Bar Association , Abdulbasit Suleiman, has said over 5,000 lawyers have shown interest in joining the proposed body of lawyers.He said prospective members had been asked to compile lists in their branches across the country.
They said this followed the Nigerian Bar Association’s withdrawal of an Annual General Conference speaking engagement it offered Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, among other grievances. But the immediate past president of the association, Paul Usoro, denied any other reason than those stated by NBA’s NEC for asking El-Rufai to stay away.
He added: “I never called for only lawyers from the North ; it was a general call. We are all lawyers, we are brothers. So, it is not restricted to Northern lawyers only. “I can’t give the exact figure. Some minutes ago, I received a call from Lagos, from some lawyers who said they were interested. So, I directed the lawyer to compile the list over there. So, we are still counting, and I can’t give you a particular figure now,” he said.
“For now, no SAN from the South, but we have some senior lawyers. We’ll be approaching state Attorneys General. We have sent letters to them already. They should be receiving the letters from today . They were sent by courier service.”
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