Senior lawyer calls for NBA president’s ouster over alleged ethical breaches
Naija News • 2h ago
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Muritala Abdul-Rasheed, has demanded the immediate resignation of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, over alleged ethical breaches and non-disclosure of funds.
The call comes in reaction to payments allegedly made to senior advocates who were delegates at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the association which was held earlier in February in Maiduguri, Borno State.
In a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, Mr Abdul-Rasheed also cited previous financial transaction involving Rivers State Government and Mr Osigwe’s alleged partiality in the upcoming elections to back his call for the NBA president’s ouster.
Mr Abdul-Rasheed, who is a former publicity secretary of the NBA, also raised the controver...