A 15-member committee has been inaugurated to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the breakdown of law and order at the recently concluded 62nd Annual General Conference of the NBA at the Eko Atlantic City, Lagos.
The sad incident occured on Tuesday, August 23rd when lawyers broke into the pavilion for the distribution of conference materials, destroyed the booths and carted away bags and other valuables.
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yakubu Maikyau, inaugurated the committee on Monday, Sept 5 with Attorney General of Ekiti State, Olawale Fapohunda (SAN) as Chairman.
Other members of the committee are; CP Lough Simon Asamber SAN –Alternate Chairman, Oyinkan Badejo, Ada Edozie, Florence Marcus – Secretary, Mujahid Muhammed, Lucky Ekarume, Chini Nwora, Adama Mohammed, Shehu Sani Idris, Oyindamola Fashakin, ThankGod-Mina Hope Obeten, Folashade Owolabi and Mrs. Toluwalope Aderiye.
Speaking at the inauguration, Maikyau charged the chairman of the investigation committee, and other members to also make recommendations concerning the incident.
He added that they must take into consideration the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association, 2015 (as amended in 2021), Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners 2007 and other relevant legislations, policies, and guidelines.
Consequently, the Committee has been set up with the following Terms of Reference:
1) Investigate the said incident; the immediate and remote cause(s) of the same and identify the persons involved therein.
2) Make recommendations concerning the matters stated above, taking into consideration the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association, 2015 (as amended in 2021), Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners 2007 and other relevant legislations, policies, and guidelines.
The committee has four weeks within which to submit its findings and recommendations.
