Mr. Ayuli Jemide has emerged as the Chairman of the 7th Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL).
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In his acceptance speech which was made available to TheNigeriaLawyer (TNL), he noted that the re-election into NBA-SBL is of immense significance and one of great commitment.
“With all sense of duty, I formally accept the helm of the NBA Section on Business Law as the 7th Chairman of the Section on Business Law – 2020 – 2022.
“Speaking for myself and on behalf of the Vice-Chairman, the Secretary and the Treasurer, I must thank everyone for attending this Annual General Meeting and those who participated in nominations of the new Council Members.
I thank all outgoing Council Members for their hard work in the last 2 years. I want to specifically thank those who made concessions in the interest of SBL to bring us to a situation where the persons sworn in today were returned unopposed.” He said.
Meanwhile, he noted that his journey has been one of the rewarding moments.
“My SBL journey has been a long engaging road with lots of fine and rewarding moments – today being one of them.
“As a pioneer member of the SBL, I still remember the day I called George Etomi to ask how I could be of service. I went on to serve under George Etomi as a Committee Chair, and thereafter served every other SBL Chair in various capacities – Mfon Usoro, Gbenga Oyebode, Asue Ighodalo, Olu Akpata, and Seni Adio SAN.” He said.
Furthermore, he stated that this is the third time he was re-elected into the NBA-SBL. Thus, a realization of the hard work that is involved in the Section.
“I have been re-elected to SBL Council 3 times in various capacities – including Treasurer and Vice-Chairman. I have also been a conference planning committee Chair.
“All these experiences make me realize the amount of hard work that has been deployed by all preceding Chairmen and Councils to bring our dear SBL to its enviable state as an Association known for trail blazing and innovation.”
“These experiences accentuate the fact that being an SBL Chairman is cannot in anyway be classified as light duty. It is a significant task and I do not take it for granted. I, therefore, approach this responsibility with a tinge of expectancy – hoping I can add my quota by leading a team of passionate people to nurture SBL into the future with readiness for the challenges ahead.” He added.
Meanwhile, he noted that the composition of the council will be very inclusive.
“In the next few days working with the nominations Committee we would announce the full composition of Council to include the nominated and co-opted members. I give full assurances that Council composition will be inclusive and cater for all demographics particularly people who represent yesterday, today and tomorrow.” He said.
However, he disclosed that the swift tasks to be embarked on will be strengthening the institutional governance of the NBA-SBL and also, would not hesitate to make consultations from time to time.
“I have no doubts that our major immediate tasks would include strengthening the institutional and governance structure of the SBL and building systems for SBL to increase its menu and value proposition to paying members and constituents.
I enthusiastically look forward to working with the new Council, Committee Chairs, Committee Members and SBL Members in the coming days.
“We will knock on doors from time to time as we aim to achieve a lot through ad-hoc task forces. We would as great listeners be all ears, please bring on every thought and many new ideas. I love new ideas and I think new ideas are the best diet for great institutions, like the SBL.” He said.
“In concluding may I share one of my favourite quotations by Thomas Jefferson, American Statesman and 3rd President of the United States. He said: “On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.’’”
“I thank you all for listening and we look forward to working with you all.” He concluded.
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