The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, SAN, has applauded the Chairman of Ikeja Branch, Mr. Oloke, for his efforts in building of the Ikeja Bar Centre and the fact fact that he gave credit to the past Chairmen for their contributions towards the building.

The Bar Centre was commissioned on Tuesday 23rd June, 2020.

Justice Modupe Onyeabor who represented the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kassim Alogba remembered the center in the 1980s as a two room bungalow where lawyers congregate and interract. She was full of praise for the NBA for a successful completion of the building.

A former Chairman of the Branch, Mr Adekunle Ojo during whose administration the foundation was laid in 2006, narrated that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN assisted the Branch in securing the land where the Bar Center is built. He narrated how successive bar leaders had planned to built the center but could not do so because government only allocated the land for use of the lawyers. The branch had no authority over the space.

He said Osinbajo, then Lagos State Atorney General and Commissioner for Justice took him to the then Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the problem. “Tinubu called the Surveyor-General and directed that the papers over the land be given to us. That was how we were able to lay the foundation”.

During the commissioning of the Centre, the current chairman, Mr Dele Oloke thanked all past chairmen who contributed to building. This included Mr Niyi Idowu, Monday Ubani, Yinka Farounbi and Adesina Ogunlana who were present at the commissioning.

NBA President, Mr Usoro commended the incumbent chairman, Mr Oloke, not only for successfully completion of the building, but also giving credit to former chairmen. “Nigerian politicians has a lesson to learn from what you have done today. We must always give credit to the efforts of others in nation building. We probably will not have many abandoned projects if we credit where it is deserved.


The dignitaries in attendance included the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN (who represented the governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu), NBA President, Mr Paul Usoro SAN, former General Secretary and Presidential Candidate, Mr Dele Adesina SAN, former Lagos Attorney General, Mr Adeniji Kazeem SAN, Mr Olatunde Adejuyigbe SAN, Mr Osahon Ihenyen, Mr Hakeem Aponmade, and a host of others.

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