At the NBA Kaduna branch monthly general meeting held on 6th May 2016, both aspirants spoke to members on why they are the right persons for the job, this column would place emphasis on the policies promised as they affect young lawyers spread across the nation. A.B. Mahmood’s (SAN) policy is to set up a regulatory committee in the NBA that would seek to promote professionalism in the way law firms are managed and operated. According to him, it is one thing to be a lawyer; it is another to run a law firm. The regulatory body would ensure that only lawyers capable of providing a comfortable (packaged) environment for lawyers under their employ and pay a minimum benchmark for young lawyers will be allowed to operate as law firms in Nigeria. In order for the Nigerian legal profession to compete favourably with its international counterparts, we must improve on the way we do things; we must sanitise the system with professionalism for the betterment of young lawyers in the country. He further promised to provide entrepreneurship education for young lawyers to help in self-sustainability and aid growth in the legal profession. The learned silk concluded by saying he is not a magician and won’t promise what he cannot do; that his promise is professionalism for the benefit of all. Chief J.K. Gadzama (SAN) a consummate Bar man believes that charity begins at home but does not end there. A good winner and good loser at the same time, he has not missed the International Bar Conference in 10 years and his firm has always sponsored a young lawyer to attend the conference with him, the law firm has under its employ 40 young lawyers, with several interns who are paid handsomely and their welfare taken care of. The law firm also sponsors 60 young lawyers quarterly to mentorship programme across the nation and hopes that it continues for a lifetime. He says he is quite aware of the importance of young lawyers’ welfare and would surely cater for them by advocating a minimum wage to be paid to them. He promises a student wing at the NBA Secretariat to avail Law student’s access to information and activities of the NBA. The learned silk concluded by promising to also re-invigorate, re-strategise, re-boot, and re-load the NBA. Who then does the cap fit? A difficult question if you ask me. The outgoing administration under the leadership of Augustine Alegeh (SAN) has done well by opening the polls to every lawyer who pays his practicing fees and branch dues as at when due. Now young lawyers who make up close to 40% of the entire profession can decide who they want to lead them to a new dawn. The beauty of a welfare package can only be felt when there is a channel for it to reach young lawyers across the nation, and this channel is the Young Lawyers Forum. Unfortunately, some young lawyers don’t even know that a forum like this exists and this is bad. There is need for every branch to have a Young Lawyers Forum and for the incoming president to ensure that the interest of many is taken into consideration as against the interest of a few in the appointment of members into the Young Lawyers Forum Governing Council. One thing I am certain of is that young lawyers seek professional working environment and career development, minimum wage, an all-inclusive Young Lawyers Forum, viable welfare package like the availability of soft, flexible loans and reduction of our mandatory fees as the burden is overbearing etal. The right person for the job is one who can assure us of the above and still be accessible to young lawyers when he eventually begins to steer the wheel of the Nigerian Bar Association. Democracy thrives because the majority decides; it is not about the scoffs and cheers during campaigns, but the votes cast on election day come 23rd and 24th July, 2016. I wish all contestants the very best of luck and Godspeed! Do send your comment{s}, observation{s} and recommendation{s} to danielbulusson@gmail.com or like us onwww.facebook.com/younglawyerscolumn]]>