The NBA President, Y.C Maikyau has dissolved all standing and Ad Hoc committees of the association with the exception of the Annual General Conference Planning Committee, The election Committee of the NBA ( ECNBA) and the National officers election Apoeal Committee.( NOEAC)
Following a successful election, wherein the Bar has elected a new set of leaders to pilot the affairs of the Association for the next two years, the current National Executive Committee has commenced the transition process.
Several Standing and Ad Hoc Committees were constituted within the past two years to handle specific assignments as spelt-out in their various terms of reference. Ahead of the expiration of the tenure of this administration, and in preparation thereto, I hereby, on behalf of the National Executive Council, dissolve all Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees of the Association, with the exception of the 2024 Annual General Conference Planning Committee (AGCPC). Y.C Maikyau said in a statement
Similarly, he dissolved the Governing Board of the Institute of Continuing Legal Education, whose tenure expired on 18 March 2024. Stating that the erstwhile Chairman of the ICLE is to submit the Handover Report of the Governing Board, as earlier requested vide an email of 25 July 2024, not later than 9 August 2024.
The Election Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), together with the National Officers Election Appeal Committee (NOEAC), however, remain Standing until such a time that they are reconstituted, in line with the provisions of the Constitution of the NBA, 2015 (as amended in 2021).
To ensure a smooth and hitch-free hand-over process, a Transition Committee has been constituted as follows:
- Olawale Fapohunda, SAN – Chairman
- Chief Charles Luri Bala
- M. T. Mohammed
- Sylvester Udemezue
- Salman Alhaji Salman
- Mustapha Kashim
- Adama Mohammed
- Augustine Nwabueze Eseagwu
- Sagir Gezawa
- Chinaecherem Nwaubani – Secretary
- Hannatu Simon
- Bulus Atsen
- Nwabueze Kevin Obasi-obi
- Patience Olasuyi
- Chinelo Ofoegbunam
- Tosin Amadi
- Farida Umar Usman
The NBA held its election on the 20th of July 2024 and Afam Osigwe was elected President with other members of the executive Committee to serve a two year term. They are expected to be sworn in at the 2024 Annual General Conference in Lagos.
