Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association was on Friday sworn in to take over the mantle of leadership of the association from Mr Olumide Akpata whose two-year tenure as NBA president came to an end on Friday.
Clariform recalls that Maikyau, who was sworn in as the 31st President of the NBA, emerged winner of the NBA presidential election in July with 38,000 votes.
The close of activities marking the 62nd Annual General Conference of the association which held at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday witnessed the swearing in of Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN).
The new NBA President appraised his predecessor, Mr. Olumide Akpata for his giant strides as the NBA president in the last two years.
He pledged not only to sustain the achievements and projects of the Akpata administration but also to consolidate on them.
The newly sworn in NBA president urged the Federal Government to show more commitment to the protection of lives and properties in the country while expressing displeasure against the spate of banditry, kidnapping, killings and cattle rustling currently bedeviling the country.
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In his words: “The Nigerian state is passing through a perilous time. There is the insecurity challenge and the situation appears so overwhelming.”
He continued, “Many Nigerians live below poverty line. There has been no time that Nigerians have looked towards the Bar than now. Nigerians have been so terrorised, pauperised and traumatized; what is left of this country is the voice of the legal profession. This voice of the legal profession must speak against the terror in the land and this is the charge that my administration will spearhead.”
Mr. Olumide Akpata during his handover address said the NBA must continue to provide leadership in the country.
In his words, “The NBA needs to show this country how things should be done and rise above selfish interest. We must show our leaders how things should be run in the country. In NBA, we exist for our members but we must also speak for the general members of society.”
