The Nigerian Bar Association’s annual general meeting is taking place at the Eko Hotels & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, the respective presidential candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, are in attendance.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, did not honour the invitation to the conference in person, but represented at the ceremony by Kashim Shettima, the party’s vice-presidential candidate.
The general conference for the 2022 NBA AGM, with the opening ceremony taking place today, is slated to be held between August 19 and 26. Its theme is “BOLD Transitions”.
Governors of the states of Edo and Plateau, respectively, Solomon Lalong and Godwin Obaseki, are also present at the ceremony.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is being represented by the Lagos State Attorney General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, who is also joined by the state’s Chief Judge, Kazeem Alogba.
Award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the Keynote Speaker at the event.
This is a developing story and will be updated shortly
