NBA PRESIDENT WELCOME REMARKS AT THE STATE OF THE NATION DIALOGUE
NBA PRESIDENT WELCOME REMARKS AT THE STATE OF THE NATION DIALOGUE
The maiden event was held Monday, 30 January 2023,,,,, At The National Secretariat (NBA HOUSE), PLOT 1101, Muhhammadu Buhari Way, Central Business District, Abuja.
I welcome you all to this August gathering – the maiden edition of the Nigerian Bar Association State of the Nation Dialogue. In my Inaugural Address on 26 August 2022, I noted,,,,, amongst other things, that: “There has not been any time in this country when Nigerians have looked more to the Bar as they do now, for a way out of the rather bleak situation, and they are certainly looking in the right direction.
We are the ones who, by the privilege of our training and expertise, are positioned to ask the right questions, interrogate the system and call those saddled with the responsibility of providing security for the lives and properties of Nigerians to account for their stewardship.
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PRESIDENT’S WELCOME REMARKS AT THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION STATE OF THE NATION DIALOGUE
At the 2015 Annual General Conference of the NBA, themed Lawyers and National Development, I delivered a paper titled “Expanding the Frontiers of Pro-Bono Work in Nigeria.
In that paper,,,,, I noted that: “…the primary responsibility of developing this Nation rests upon us as lawyers,,,,, and we must have a natural appetite to take the lead in National Development. National Development for a lawyer is, therefore, more than just a civic duty or responsibility; it is a natural tendency arising from our unique and peculiar professional calling.”
In this maiden State of the Nation Dialogue, we have chosen three thematic areas: security, economy and administration of justice. Using our carefully selected Keynote Speaker and Panellists on the three subjects, we will set the tone for the NNatioNationationperspective of the NBA.
We have invited all the Presidential candidates to participate in this conversation in the hope that whoever wins the election will have a basis to further engage and hold the government accountable to the people of Nigeria.
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME REMARKS AT THE STATE OF THE NATION DIALOGUE: NBA
We shall document the position of the NBA from this Dialogue and make the same available to all the Presidential candidates. We believe doing this will also help re-establish our leadership position in society, based on our service to the people, while ensuring that we protect the legal space and mentor the younger generation in this path of nobility.
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STATE OF THE NATION DIALOGUE – PRESIDENT’S OPENING REMARKS
