The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has withdrawn its
invitation to Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, to speak at its annual
general meeting.
Some lawyers had kicked against the choice of the governor
as a speaker, saying he “represents the very anti-thesis of what we profess to
defend.”
In a petition to Koyinsola Ajayi, chairman of the technical
committee on the NBA conference planning, some lawyers under the aegis of Open
Bar Initiative described the invitation as a “reward for misrule.”
At a meeting on Thursday, the leadership of the association
decided to cancel the invitation extended to the governor.
More to follow…
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