Nigerian Bar Association

PROTOCOL National Officers of the Nigerian Bar Association, Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Eminent Bar Leaders, Distinguished members of NBA-National Executive Committee, ladies and gentlemen of the Media. INTRODUCTION I welcome you all to this NBA Press conference to mark the 2017 Democracy Day in Nigeria. Today marks 18 years since the return to democratic governance and of continued uninterrupted civil rule in our Country. This is by no means a great achievement in continent previously, and indeed still in many parts, marked by strife and instability. The journey to democracy is often long and tedious. Our expectation is that our country will continue to make steady even if incremental progress in consolidating its democracy, strengthening its institutions and improving in the quality of governance and delivering on improved quality public services to the people. Today also marks two years since the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari assum

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, OON, SAN, has charged Nigerian Youths to brace up for leadership in the Country. This he emphasised when he received the Speaker and members of the Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP), who paid him a courtesy visit in his office, at the NBA National Secretariat, Abuja. In attendance with the NBA President at this occasion were the General Secretary of the NBA; Mr. Isiaka Abiola Olagunju, the Chief of Staff to the NBA President; Mr. Muritala Abdul-Rasheed, the Executive Director of the NBA; Mrs. Ifueko Alufohai and other Senior NBA Executives. Delivering his introductory statement, the Speaker of the Nigerian Youth Parliament (NYP), Comrade Obe Ayodele said that, the NYP had come to explore the opportunity for mentorship from and partnership with the NBA, especially in areas that had to do with the rule of law. He said that; to facilitate this process, the Youth Parliament intends to create an onl