An active Lagos based lawyer, Barr. Olasupo Ojo of Lawbold Legal Practitioners, who served in various committee of the Nigerian Bar Association both at the branch and national level, has instituted an action in court against the Registered Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The ground upon which the plaintiff brought this application is that the Amended Constitution of the NBA registered and approved by the Corporate Affairs Commission in compliance with the provisions of Companies and Allied Matters Act remains the one adopted at the Delegates Conference that was held in Calabar on the 31stday of August, 2001 and not the one purportedly amended and adopted at the Annual General Meeting held on the 27th August, 2015 in Abuja. Olasupo Ojo said when he discovered that another amended constitution of the NBA is being distributed/circulated and operated by the officers and branches of NBA including his branch Ikeja, he decided to confirm the legal status of the 2015 Amended Constitution. An application was made to Corporate Affairs Commission on the 13th day of July, 2016 upon which the Certified True Copy of the extant registered lawful and valid constitution of the NBA adopted at the Delegates Conference held in Calabar on the 31th August, 2001 was issued to him by the Corporate Affairs Commission. A search he conducted in respect to the amended 2015 constitution revealed that the defendant has neither applied to register nor has any approval been given to any amended constitution since the 2001 Constitution was filed and approved by the CAC. Even the Annual Return of the NBA has not been filed up to date with the Corporate Affairs Commission as required by the Company and Allied Matters Acts. He therefore claimed A DECLARATION that by the provision of section 600 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004, “EXHIBIT B”, the amended Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association purportedly amended and adopted at the Annual General Meeting held in Abuja on 27th August, 2015 and pursuant to which the administration and affairs of the defendant has been and is being conducted is void. He also prayed the court for A DECLARATION that all actions, decisions and activities howsoever described, already taken or intended/planned to be taken and/or carried out by the Defendant her officers, staff, organs, committees, branches, members, representatives and/or any other person acting on behalf of or in the name of the Nigerian Bar Association in any manner whatsoever including but not limited to the conduct of elections in branches of the Nigerian Bar Association and the plan/program/notice for the election into the national offices of the defendant pursuant to “EXHIBIT B” the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association purportedly amended and adopted at the Annual General Meeting held in Abuja on 27th August, 2015 are null and void to the extent of their inconsistency with “EXHIBIT C”, the Amended Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association adopted at the Delegates Conference held in Calabar on 31st August, 2001 as registered with and approved by the Corporate Affairs Commission in compliance with the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004 AND AN ORDER of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, her officers, Staff, organs, committees, branches, members, representatives and/or any other person acting on behalf of or in the name of the Nigerian Bar Association in any manner howsoever described jointly and severally from conducting and/or purporting to conduct the affairs of the Defendant on the basis of “EXHIBIT B”, the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association purportedly amended and adopted at the Annual General Meeting held in Abuja on 27th August, 2015. The Suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/545/2016, was filed since 27th day of July, 2016 but the application was not heard by the vacation Judge hence the plaintiff served the defendant on Monday August 15 .]]>