The Nigerian Bar Association Kaduna Branch has said that It is an age long tradition of the branch to adopt a candidate for the office of the President of the Bar each time, it is election time in the NBA.
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The Chairman of the Branch, M T Mohammed, ACIArb, LLM, who made this remark on Monday, on behalf of members, noted that Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau SAN is the presidential candidate adopted by them.
Recall, that the Election Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), has scheduled 16th July, 2022, for the General Election of the Association.
Read the full statement by the Branch.
“In accordance with the branch’s tradition, leaders of the branch consisting all Senior Advocates of Nigeria, past Chairmen, past Secretaries, serving branch officers, current past YLF Coordinators, and very senior lawyers called between the year 1993 or before were invited to a Stakeholders meeting to deliberate and come up with a sole candidate to be adopted by the branch as it’s preferred candidate to be supported by the branch among the candidates for the office of the President of NBA.
“At the end of the exercise and after thorough analysis of the relevant factors which have always guided us in reaching a conclusion in such situations, the meeting under the leadership of the Bar leader *Yunus Uztaz Usman SAN on the 4th July, 2022 adopted Y. C. Maikyau, SAN as the branch’s preferred candidate for the office of President of the NBA.
“We have been treated to robust campaigns on and outside this platform. We all have fair knowledge of the candidates sufficient for us to come to a conclusion.
“This decision was ratified at the Monthly Branch Meeting held on Friday, 8th July 2022 with an overwhelming majority.
“Thank you and may Almighty bless our efforts.”
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