Templars Senior Partner and the immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Olumide Akpata, was on Wednesday, 26 April 2023, presented with an award of recognition for Legislative Reform Support by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) on the occasion of the 2023 PEBEC Awards Ceremony which took place at the Old Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja.
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The PEBEC Awards were created to recognise and honour ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs), state governments, as well as private sector stakeholders who have made significant contributions to the ease of doing business interventions in Nigeria.
The 2023 Awards Ceremony, which was the 5th in the series, was attended by the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON and other top functionaries of Government both at National and sub-national levels.
Mr Olumide Akpata and the Nigerian Bar Association’s Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) were honoured for their landmark interventions in collaborating with the PEBEC secretariat to work on signature pieces of legislation like the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 CAMA 2020, the Business Facilitation Act and a host of other landmark legislation and initiatives that have contributed to the ease of doing business in Nigeria and Nigeria’s rise in the now discontinued World Bank Ease of Doing Business Rankings.
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It is noteworthy that prior to his emergence as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association in 2020, Mr Olumide Akpata had previously served a single two-year tenure as the Chairman of the NBA-SBL and his administration witnessed several highlights including the establishment of a partnership between NBA-SBL and PEBEC on the ease of doing business in Nigeria which involved the review of extant laws and regulations and the monitoring of the productivity and response time of Ministries, Departments and Agencies including the Corporate Affairs Commission; etc.
Other dignitaries honoured at the event include past SBL chairmen Seni Adio, SAN, and Ayuli Jemide while the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN was presented with the Pioneer Catalyst Award for ease of doing business in Nigeria.
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