The Chairman, Board of Directors, First Bank of Nigeria, Ibukun Awosika have challenged Nigerians to use everything they have to make a difference and build a country that they all dreamed of.
Awosika who was speaking during the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2020 Conference on Tuesday, believes that instead of complaining about issues plaguing the country, Nigerians, particularly lawyers, would have to take extra steps to address those challenges.
According to her, the NBA should take stock of its activities since existence and reflect on the impact the body has had over the years.
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For the banker, the NBA has all it takes to be a major building block in the country, citing their knowledge and expertise as well as number.
“With all due respect and no offence meant,” she said, “I just want us to know that for us to build a nation we all dream of, the one we complain about every day, we are going to have to go outside of ourselves; we are going to have to decide that enough is enough and it is time to use everything that we have to make a difference.”
For sixty years with thousands of members, with thousands of lawyers and many new lawyers graduating every year, how has the country been fully impacted by the knowledge that we have and the understanding that we possess in terms of building an equitable country where justice reigns? she asked.
Awosika added that whether at the political or judicial level, the NBA, has “the strength of number, we have the capacity through knowledge. We have the power of influence at every level.”
