JUST IN: NBA Dissociates Its From Report Querying, Umar Aliyu, SAN Prosecuting Counsel In Suit Against Onnoghen

In a statement by the Association through the Publicity Secretary, Kunle Edun, the publication is false and misleading. NBA has also urged lawyers and members of the general public to pay no attention to such erroneous publications. Below reads the NBA Press statement The attention of the Nigerian Bar Association has been drawn to misleading headlines published by some bloggers and national newspapers giving the erroneous impression to members of the public that the Nigerian Bar Association has issued a query against the person of Aliyu Umar, SAN for appearing as a prosecuting counsel in the case against Hon. Mr. Justice Walter N. Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Please, be informed that the said publication is false and misleading. A proper perusal of the content of the letter of the General Secretary of the NBA, Jonathan Gunu Taidi, will bear this out. Any member of the Nigerian Bar Association is entitled to send petitions to the NBA against any member who he perceives to have committed any infraction of our Rules of Professional Conduct. When such a petition is received, NBA forwards same to the colleague against whom it is written for his response. That is what the NBA has just done. It is a long standing standard procedure. The Nigerian Bar Association, in adhering to these laid down procedures is impervious to emotions or sentiments. Therefore, it is misleading to say that NBA has issued a query against the learned silk. The NBA urges members to desist from spreading false news over a process that is at it’s preliminary stage. We should be properly advised and disregard any motive ascribed to the letter, particularly sensational headlines that are contrary to established facts. Thanks Kunle Edun National Publicity Secretary, NBA.]]>