Chairman of the Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yemi Akangbe, has debunked the news making the round that he walked out the chairman of Ikorodu branch of the NBA and other members from their February monthly meeting.
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The Chairman made this known to TheNigerialawyer (TNL), while reacting to the development.
According to him, the meeting started when he was informed that some members that are not from the Lagos Branch are in their midst. He stated that he made this known, stressing that, it is wrong to just barge into people like that since there is a protocol.
“Normally, people call to tell you they want to come for your meeting,” he said.
He noted that the branch wanted to have some deliberation, hence, it was expedient telling the visitors to excuse them, after which, they can come in which he said is normal.
According to him, he never walked them out of the meeting at any time, he only asked that they be excused so that they can have their branch deliberations especially now that the election is around the corner.
One of the Senior lawyers who was also present at the meeting corroborated the statement given to TheNigerialawyer(TNL), by the chairman of NBA Lagos branch Akangbe.
“The chairman only gave directives that non-members of the branch should excuse us for our deliberation and after that, they can come in.
“At the time the meeting was about to start a lot of people from other branches were in and sitting at strategic points. It was like bringing tension to the meeting. He made the announcement that they should excuse us and that they will be invited at the appropriate time and they complied before I left. The people who actually came were for a campaign not really for the meeting and coincidentally our meeting today was sponsored by one of the aspirants, Dr., Ajibade and those other people are supporting another candidate,” he said.
Recall that the Chairman of the Ikorodu branch of the NBA told TNL he and members of his branch were asked to leave the venue of the meeting and that no reason was given for walking them out of the meeting. In an earlier post he shared, he voiced his displeasure with the incident describing it as the decay they have been talking about.
“The traditions of this bar has been eroded and nowhere have I ever seen guest treated the way I did today in the branch that I served and honour.
“You cannot begin to imagine what Lagos branch means to me. It was my first NBA family and I still have many many fine colleagues I consider friends.
This should never happen in any branch, even to a member talk less of a branch chairman and some of his excos visiting.
“This is the decay we talk about. In the days I served Lagos Branch, it never happened. I remember many visitors coming to our branch meetings and we honour them. and till today, I honour every guest that comes whether by invitation or not. In fact, I stop the meeting if already in progress to give them audience.
“Today we went to visit Dr. Ajibade SAN to honour him and invite him to our law week. After the meeting with him, he asked us to join him at the branch meeting where he is hosting and with respect [though reluctantly] we obliged him. I got to the meeting and greeted all senior members including the chairman himself.
“I am not his mate either in practice or in NBA, but no problem, no hard feelings,” he said.
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