The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has announced the formation of a high-powered Conference Planning Committee (CPC) ahead of its 2025 Annual Conference, scheduled to hold in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, from November 18 to 21.
In a press release dated September 3, 2025, and signed by the NBA-SPIDEL Chair and Secretary, the CPC is chaired by Assoc. Prof. Uju Agomo, President and Founder of Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), with Paul Daudu, SAN, serving as Alternate Chair. Enome Amatey, Chairman of NBA Calabar Branch, has been appointed as Secretary of the Committee.
The conference follows the rebirth of NBA-SPIDEL under the leadership of NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, with a Transition Committee chaired by Prof. Paul Ananaba, SAN, and Okey Ohagba, Esq., as Secretary. The committee’s mandate included rejuvenating NBA-SPIDEL as a vital public interest section, organizing a robust Annual Conference, and conducting council elections.
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on August 28, 2025, at ICC Enugu during the NBA-AGC, members approved Akwa-Ibom State as the host state for the 2025 conference and ratified the composition of the CPC.
The 2025 NBA-SPIDEL Conference Planning Committee comprises 45 distinguished members, including legal luminaries such as Ikeazor Akarawe, SAN; Chief Assam Assam, SAN; Mba Ukweni, SAN; Ejike Ezenwa, SAN; Andrew Odum, SAN; and Mrs. Ozioma Izuora, among others.
The committee is tasked with coordinating all aspects of the conference, ensuring that NBA-SPIDEL members and stakeholders experience a well-organized, impactful gathering focused on public interest and development law.
The full list of CPC members is as follows:
- Assoc. Prof. Uju Agomo – Chair
- Paul Daudu, SAN – Alternate Chair
- Ikeazor Akarawe, SAN
- Chief Assam Assam, SAN
- Mba Ukweni, SAN
- Ejike Ezenwa, SAN
- Andrew Odum, SAN
- Mrs. Ozioma Izuora
- Mrs. Igbeaku Evulukwu
- Dr. Princess Frank-Chukwuani
- Bulus Atsen
- Abdulahi Karaye
- Yakubu Bawa
- Mrs. Chika Okolie
- Funmi Adeogun
- Ledua Akekue Azor
- Sadiya B. Saleh
- Emeka Nwadioke
- Dorn Cklaimz Enamhe
- Chief Dauda Ajadosu
- Chisor Keje
- Charity Ibezim
- Ellen Altraide
- Idris Abayomi Shehu
- Okey Barrah
- Otunba Olumide Olaiya
- Sen. Dino Melaye
- Wale Ogunade
- Stan Mbaezue
- Eze Alala
- Uruang Atauwo
- Oliver Nwakanma
- Chisom Onuoha
- Tayo Emmanuel Ogunjide
- Barbara Tosan Onwubiko
- Anayo Modestus Onyekwere, MFR
- Daniel Kip
- Chioma Anuna
- Katumi Obierien
- Ukachi Adanne Nwafor
- Hillary Ogbonna
- Olayinka Dauda Jimoh
- Blessing Udofia Poromon
- Adeola Folarin
- Enome Amartey – Secretary
NBA-SPIDEL’s 2025 Annual Conference promises to be a landmark event, bringing together lawyers, public interest advocates, and stakeholders to advance development law and public service in Nigeria.



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