Alex Enumah in Abuja
The 2023 edition of the AGC Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) was well received on Monday after the unveiling of its theme. “Getting it right, charting the way forward for Nigerian nation building.” The conference is scheduled to take place from August 25 to September 1, 2023.
The opening press conference was held at the NBA Secretariat in Abuja in the presence of the NBA President, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau OON, SAN; AGCPC President 2023, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN; Ms. Oyinkan Badejo-Okusanya, Alternate President of AGCPC; Ms. Laura Alakija and Ms. Nkiru Okeke representing Crystal Digital, the conference IT consultant.
Others present were the First Vice President of the NBA, Ms. Linda Bala, and the Secretary of the NBA, Mr. Adesina Adegbite.
Speaking on the theme of the conference, the NBA President stressed that it is important for the Association to get it right because Nigeria as a whole has all the resources in place to make its success l necessary impetus.
He therefore noted that the Bar has carefully selected an array of notable members to work as members of the 2023 Conference Planning Committee, which is ably chaired by a reputed senior lawyer of Nigeria, Mazi Afam Osigwe.
The President also took the opportunity to declare open the registration portal for the 2023 conference.
“The NBA must take the lead in doing things right; we need to get it right in everything we do, because we are fortunate to have all the potential we will ever need to get it right.
“It’s up to us to find it; It’s up to us to find out; It is up to us to take the lead in providing leadership and direction to the people of this country,” he said. Mr. Maikyau also noted that the current NBA administration is ready to “take the bull by the horns,” adding that this is what they hope to demonstrate to the Conference.
