The
Nigerian Bar Association, in an audacious move and a very classic naming and
shaming act, has withdrawn its invitation to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir
el-Rufai, to speak at its conference following protests from some
lawyers.
The tweet on Thursday
announcing the decision read, “The
National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing
meeting resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, H.E. Nasir
El-Rufai, by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn
and decision communicated to the Governor.”
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| *Gov El Rufai and President Buhari |
A petition to stop the
governor started by a lawyer, Usani Odum, had garnered over 3,150 signatures on
Change. Org as of 4 pm on Thursday.
In a
separate letter titled, ‘Request to Withdraw the Offer of Platform
at the 2020 Annual General Conference of the NBA to Mallam Nasir el-Rufai,’
addressed to the Chairman, Technical Committee on Conference Planning, NBA,
Prof. Koyinsola Ajayi(SAN), some lawyers said the governor must not be allowed
to speak at the conference.
