THE MISNOMER: LAGOS IS FOR LAGOSIANS AND NOT FOR YORUBAS. | Bayo Akinlade Esq.
In the last few days after the presidential elections, there have been many tribalistic sentiments expressed by mostly people from the southwest focusing on the governorship of Lagos State. It is interesting to note that these sentiments are mostly expressed by non-Lagosians in the true sense of the word. Lagos is unique, many different cultures and tribes have been in Lagos for generations, and even though according to the state of origin principle; they may not enjoy the status of being Lagosians, their forefathers have lived and identified …
CLEMENTINA E. UKIRI SHARES A SAD TRUTH ABOUT THE JUST CONCLUDED 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, HOWEVER, ADMONISHES NIGERIANS TO EMBRACE POSITIVITY NO MATTER THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION.
At this juncture, this may be unpopular, but by the figures that are facts until rebutted by evidence, the APC has won the Presidential Election in the 1st position. Labour Party at 3rd position with an unprecedented outing, which the APC's candidate must have taken into account. PDP was rogue as the APC during her 16 years in power and they should not use the neutral youth-driven Labour Party as a decoy to cause a national crisis. If we, the Obidient, protest for cancellation of APC's win, whom does it benefit? Is it the PDP who is at…
2023 NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: FORMER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO WRITES PRESIDENT BUHARI, CAUTION AGAINST CIRCUMVENTING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND APPEALS FOR RECTIFICATION OF ELECTORAL ANOMALIES.
Kindly find attached the press release of the statement made by the former president Olusegun Obasanjo on the 2023 Presidential Election.
ELECTIONS ARE RIGGED NOT BY POLITICIANS BUT BY LAWYERS AND JUDGES - THE 2023 NATIONAL ELECTIONS DISSECTED WITH PRECEDENCE. | Chuks Nwachuku Esq.
My little experience in election petitions is that most elections are rigged, not by politicians but by lawyers and our judges. Politicians sometimes are awed by the magic that lawyers and the courts are able to work for them. Check out the Lawan v Machina case. Who rigged the process? Was it Lawan who was only a party before the court or the court who awarded victory to him by simply refusing to attend to the complaint against him that in the plain view of the world, he did not contest the senatorial primaries which took place in May because …
NBA ELECTION WORKING GROUP ELECTION DAY PRE-NOON REPORT.
While we commend INEC and all stakeholders for their painstaking efforts in the preparation for the general election, it is regrettable that reports from some polling units show late arrival of INEC officials and materials in many parts of the country; NBA election observers have reported these incidents in nearly 25% of the polling units covered. In many instances, voters turned out up to 3 hours or more before the officials and materials arrived. As at 11 a.m, there are reports of INEC officials trying to locate their assigned polling statio…
NBA OBSERVES 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS: OBSERVATION FORM.
Dear Colleagues. You are aware that we have appointed INEC-accredited observers for the 2023 election from across the 128 Branches. The 1st Vice President is the 2023 Chair of the NBA Election Working Group (NBA-EWG). These accredited observers will be issued with tags and identity cards for the purpose of the election observation and that will enable them to move around within their jurisdictions. Notwithstanding and without prejudice to the work of the NBA INEC accredited observers (NBA-EWG), I have decided that as many of us that will b…
NBA RELEASES SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES AND TOLL FREE LINE FOR ELECTION OBSERVATION.
For the 2023 general elections observation exercise, kindly find below the various links for our social media handles for information and reports of observations during the elections. Whatsapp Link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HpW6jPCc8FAKahTJqUzu4y Telegram Link: https://t.me/+kMi7zjb5cuI2ZjE8 Toll free line: 08003331111 Twitter: @NigBarAssoc Facebook: Nigerian Bar Association Thank you.
NBA PRESIDENT CONDEMNS MURDER OF CHIEF OYIBO CHUKWU, FORMER CHAIRMAN, NBA OJI RIVER BRANCH AND LABOUR PARTY SENATORIAL CANDIDATE.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has received with shock, the report of the gruesome killing of the Labour Party candidate for Enugu East Senatorial district, Chief Oyibo Chukwu, which sad event took place yesterday 22nd February 2023. The widely reported (but yet to be officially confirmed) news suggests that Chief Victor Oyibo Chukwu – who was, until his untimely death, a legal practitioner and past Chairman of NBA Oji River Branch – was shot and his car set ablaze while returning from his party’s political rally in Agbani Enugu State. Thi…
A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR DISTINGUISHED BRANCH CHAIRMEN.
NBA OBSERVERS GUIDE Dear Observers, This message is to inform all NBA-INEC accredited observers of the following important guidelines aimed at the effective coordination of the activities of the NBA Election Working Group and individual observers: Find below the link for the Code of Conduct for observers and materials for the training (held on Wednesday 15th February 2023): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10LZXcTPtGoEPfAiUCOtBU40iiEQivIbl It is important that every observer reads through the materials for a proper understanding of the …
AN APPRAISAL OF THE RIGHTS OF NIGERIANS WHO REGISTERED BUT WERE NOT ISSUED PVC BY THE INEC | Jesse Nwaenyo Esq.
After the right to life, the next basic right is the right to vote. According to Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States of America, “The right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless. It gives people, people as individuals, control over their destinies.” The right to vote is a constitutional right. It is the bedrock of our democracy. Section 117 (2) of the 1999 Constitution provides that: “Every citizen of Nigeria, who has attained the age of eighteen years residing in Nigeria at the time of the…
CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - NBA-INEC PRO BONO SERVICES.
Distinguished Colleagues, In a meeting between the NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau OON, SAN, and the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu held on Thursday, 9th February 2023 to discuss the forthcoming 2023 general elections, the NBA President pledged the NBA’s support to INEC in the conduct of free, fair, credible, inclusive and verifiable elections emphasizing that we [the legal profession] owe Nigerians the duty of sincere participation in all election processes. In furtherance of our commitment to support INEC as indicated above,…
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, DELIVERED ON THE 31ST JANUARY 2023 AT THE NBA HOUSE, PLOT 1101, MUHAMMADU BUHARI WAY, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA.
Please find attached the statement of the NBA President at the State of the Nation Dialogue Press Conference. Kindly click the link below to download the statement. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H9posBmHQ2kpxUN8VaTMtffTHMZl710-/view?usp=drivesdk
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AMINA MUHAMMED'S KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE NBA STATE OF THE NATION DIALOGUE.
Kindly play the video below to listen to the keynote address of Amina Muhammed at the NBA State of Nation Dialogue.
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME REMARKS AT THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION STATE OF THE NATION DIALOGUE HELD ON MONDAY, 30TH JANUARY 2023 AT THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT (NBA HOUSE), PLOT 1101, MUHAMMADU BUHARI WAY, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA.
PROTOCOLS I welcome you all to this August gathering – the maiden edition of the Nigerian Bar Association State of the Nation Dialogue. To read in full, kindly click the link below to download the full remarks. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GUzxCqUcVSVvR20T6jmXiDrh27n0Sud7/view?usp=drivesdk
NBA LAGOS BRANCH: 2023 ELECTIONS - WE CANNOT AFFORD TO GET IT WRONG.
Dear distinguished colleagues, In less than 45 days, we will have the opportunity to determine the course of our country, Nigeria. We will have the opportunity to vote for a candidate of our choice to rule this nation. During the third United States of America Presidential debate in 2008, between former President, Barack Obama, and Senator John McCain (of blessed memory), Senator McCain made the now famous statement, "Elections have consequences," while stating the reasons he voted Justice Breyer and Justice Ginsburg to be elevated t…
REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NBA STATE OF THE NATION DIALOGUE.
Distinguished Colleagues, You are already aware that the NBA under the Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN leadership is convening an NBA State of the Nation Dialogue. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General, United Nations is set to deliver the keynote address at the event on Monday, 30th January 2023 at the Auditorium of the NBA, National Secretariat, Abuja. There couldn’t have been a better time than this for the NBA to set the tone and agenda for the Nigerian nation. The panelists include Engr. Bala Zakka, Professor Dahiru Hassan Balami, Mr…
THE NBA PRESIDENT CONVENES NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION.
Dear Learned Seniors and Friends, Sir Christopher Sapara Williams, on the role of the lawyer to the nation, said: “The legal practitioner lives for the direction of his people and the advancement of the cause of his county.” Also, Sir Adetokunbo Ademola, CJN (of blessed memory), on the critical role lawyers play in the life of a nation, made the following profound statement: “The respect in which the Bar in any country is held is the best indicator of the freedom in that country.” It is clear from the above-quoted statements that, as privilege…
NBA MEETS CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF; COMMENDS THE ARMED FORCES ON THE STRIDES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM AND BANDITRY; URGES MILITARY TO BE UNBIASED AND APOLITICAL IN THE FORTHCOMING 2023 ELECTIONS.
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, has stated that the legal profession is privileged to lead the country because everything standing in the country including the Nigerian Armed Forces is an instrument of the law and everyone must stay within the boundary of the law. The NBA President made this remark yesterday during a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Lucky Irabor, CFR, at the Defence Headquarters. Mr. Maikyau also commended the Chief of Defence Staff for his forthr…
OPEN LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION, NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA COMMISSION, AND OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS.
Mr. Chairman sir, it is a known fact that the population of Nigerians living in the Diaspora is more than the population of many countries. In fact, the population of Nigerians in the Diaspora is more than the entire population of Ghana. However, it is unfortunate that despite the population of Nigerians in diaspora, there is yet to be an institutional framework for this population to take part in elections in Nigeria. About 135 countries in the world, including the United States of America, South Africa, Angola, Thailand, and the Central Afr…
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AMAECHI OFFICIALLY RESIGNS AS TRANSPORTATION MINISTER.
A frontline presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday, officially resigned his position in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari as the Minister of Transportation to focus on his aspiration to contest for the 2023 presidency. In a press statement issued by the Amaechi Presidential Media Committee (APMC) signed by Kingsley Wali, in Abuja, Amaechi in his resignation letter expressed profound gratitude to the President for considering him fit to serve in his administr…
