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General Council Of The Bar: Nigerian Bar Association Condemns Letter Requesting Funding from Government; Calls for Investigation into The GCB.
During the 1st Quarter NEC Meeting of the NBA, concerns were raised over a letter requesting government funding for the GCB, which was seen as a breach of autonomy. The NEC also called for an investigation into the financial management of GCB members to ensure accountability. These developments highlight the need for transparency and independence within the NBA to uphold the integrity of the legal profession in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), at its recently concluded 1st Quarter National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting in Jos, Plateau State, addressed several important issues and made significant decisions and resolutions concerning the General Council of the Bar.:
Please find below the letter written by the representatives of the General Council of the Bar to the Honourable AGF, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.
- NEC unequivocally condemns the letter written and signed by John Aikpokpo Martins and Victor C. Onwumere on behalf of the “Representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association to the General Council of the Bar” addressed to the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), requesting funding by the Federal Government of the General Council of the Bar (GCB) in similar manner as the Body of Benchers and Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC), as well as a request that the AGF should not communicate to the members of the Bar in the GCB through the NBA President.
- NEC further resolved that the NBA President should write to the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation to inform him to discountenance the said letter written by the so-called ‘Representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association to the General Council of the Bar’ and notify the AGF of the non-existence of such body.
- The Council further affirms that communications to NBA members in GCB through the office of the NBA president are proper and do not derogate from the membership of NBA representatives in the GCB.
- NEC condemned the assertion in the said letter that the NBA President refused to fund the expenses of NBA Members in GCB because the President referred to the proof of payments made by the NBA to GCB members for the expenses previously incurred by them.
- It directed an investigation into the monies collected by GCB members from the Ministry of Justice without knowing or reporting to the NBA.
Upon a motion moved and seconded, NEC unanimously passed a Vote of Confidence on the NBA President and assured him and the National Executive Committee of the maximum support of the Council.
The above resolutions and recommendations reflect the unequivocal commitment of the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association to strengthen the legal profession and its institutions, ensure professional integrity, promote the rule of law and justice, and advance the course of nation-building.
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