THE crisis rocking the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is not going away any time soon. Apart from the formation of a splinter group in the North, the South West NBA with the highest number of lawyers has also not abandoned its threat to break away from the national body.

In protesting the outcome of the just-concluded election of the association, South West Lawyers’ Forum known as Egbe Amofin, unequivocally said it would likely lead its members elsewhere, if the election that produced new president, Olumide Akpata, is not voided.

In a letter to the Trustees of the association, Egbe Amofin, which supported the candidacy of Deacon Dele Adesina, SAN, alleged electoral fraud and demanded wholesale cancellation of the election. Responding to the petition from Adesina who lost the presidential contest to Akpata, a member of the Outer Bar, the Trustees, led by a former president of the association, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, regretted the shortcomings of the poll, but pleaded with the petitioner to accept the outcome in the “larger interest of the NBA.”

Adesina and Egbe Amofin have yet to make their next line of action known regarding the refusal of the Trustees to void the election. Chief Niyi Akintola, SAN, a frontline leader of Egbe Amofin, who signed the Forum’s disavowal and threat to form a new lawyers’ association, told Sunday Tribune at the weekend that the Forum would meet this week to deliberate on the developing issues within the association.

He didn’t give a specific day of the week for the meeting and was certain a decision had not been taken. He lamented the crisis rocking the association, adding that the leaders of the Bar in the South West are monitoring the situation.

In the heat of the postelection protestation by lawyers from the South West, a name and logo of a supposed new association flew around. The supposed new association’s name was Nigeria Lawyers’ Association (NLA).

Another prominent South West lawyer not opposed to new associations coming out of NBA is Mr Femi Falana, SAN. Immediately after the disputed poll, he had penned an accusatory op-ed, condemning the process and the outcome, noting that nothing made membership of NBA mandatory.

Scion of one of the longest-serving presidents of the association, Chief Ladi Rotimi- Williams, SAN is against factionalisation, but he insisted that if it must be, then it should be in a larger context. Quoting him, “First, I don’t subscribe to NBA being split.

We met it as NBA when we became lawyers and it must remain, except the country itself is split into parts and it is not happening. “I believe in an election someone must win and whoever loses should approach the tribunal or court. Two, (Olumide) Akpata is part of the greater Yoruba nation outside the South-West, so he is one of us. Three, Yoruba themselves are not united,” he said.

Pimpmaride:
Let us separate.. The north is a parasite.... They have chunks of useless graduate dt calls themselves lawyers..... Sumone from islamic law wud be contending with someone that has exposure than him in the South..

My stay in the north, I realized that in the law department, some students complain. Mainly Christian students that all they teach mostly is Islamic law and what use is that to them... They are hear to study law, not bombarding them with Islamic law..



We don't care... We south west own the larger members in NBA...

Truly NBA depends on southwest lawyers.. The moment yoruba lawyers split FROM THE ASSOCIATION, then notin like NBA again...

Truly truly yorubas are the glue holding this nation in all ramifications..

But enough of holding this failed experiment called a nation... Let's go our way.....

Omo luabi are the best.....


Let's go our way... This unholy wedding cannot work..


The north is a parasite

malele:
What kind of traitors is southwest to the south.
If this news is true , I spit on u southwest

Pimpmaride:
Let us separate.. The north is a parasite.... They have chunks of useless graduate dt calls themselves lawyers..... Sumone from islamic law wud be contending with someone that has exposure than him in the South..

My stay in the north, I realized that in the law department, some students complain. Mainly Christian students that all they teach mostly is Islamic law and what use is that to them... They are hear to study law, not bombarding them with Islamic law..



We don't care... We south west own the larger members in NBA...

Truly NBA depends on southwest lawyers.. The moment yoruba lawyers split FROM THE ASSOCIATION, then notin like NBA again...

Truly truly yorubas are the glue holding this nation in all ramifications..

But enough of holding this failed experiment called a nation... Let's go our way.....

Omo luabi are the best.....


Let's go our way... This unholy wedding cannot work..


The north is a parasite

Pimpmaride:
Let us separate.. The north is a parasite.... They have chunks of useless graduate dt calls themselves lawyers..... Sumone from islamic law wud be contending with someone that has exposure than him in the South..

My stay in the north, I realized that in the law department, some students complain. Mainly Christian students that all they teach mostly is Islamic law and what use is that to them... They are hear to study law, not bombarding them with Islamic law..



We don't care... We south west own the larger members in NBA...

Truly NBA depends on southwest lawyers.. The moment yoruba lawyers split FROM THE ASSOCIATION, then notin like NBA again...

Truly truly yorubas are the glue holding this nation in all ramifications..

But enough of holding this failed experiment called a nation... Let's go our way.....

Omo luabi are the best.....


Let's go our way... This unholy wedding cannot work..


The north is a parasite

malele:
What kind of traitors is southwest to the south.
If this news is true , I spit on u southwest

Awol1:
One of their own is NBA president yet they are threatening to scatter the NBA.

If it was Igbo people they will be masturbating everywhere that Igbos don't like themselves.

I suppose the Yoruba lawyers threatening to join the North are sponsored by MURIC.

Las las, na Yoruba Muslims go be the undoing of the Southwest.

Arrewa:

All I see in your write up is deep hatred for the north!

The hatred you have for the north is so deep.

Keep hating bro... The hatred you have for us is making us stronger than ever before!

So good luck with your hatred

Pimpmaride:


Bro I am not hating..... I love the north... I was there....

But northerners has taken religion in every thing.. They are too sentimental.


What have u said abt the guy that was sentenced to death...
Arrewa what is ur verdict

Danzakidakura:
Vultures. After insulting others now you want to go your separate ways. Just try it and see if bullet will not land on that your scratched face.

Arrewa:
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Pimpmaride:
Let us separate.. The north is a parasite.... They have chunks of useless graduate dt calls themselves lawyers..... Sumone from islamic law wud be contending with someone that has exposure than him in the South..

My stay in the north, I realized that in the law department, some students complain. Mainly Christian students that all they teach mostly is Islamic law and what use is that to them... They are hear to study law, not bombarding them with Islamic law..



We don't care... We south west own the larger members in NBA...

Truly NBA depends on southwest lawyers.. The moment yoruba lawyers split FROM THE ASSOCIATION, then notin like NBA again...

Truly truly yorubas are the glue holding this nation in all ramifications..

But enough of holding this failed experiment called a nation... Let's go our way.....

Omo luabi are the best.....


Let's go our way... This unholy wedding cannot work..


The north is a parasite

favor914:
Bigot try borrow common sense, can’t you comprehend?

Scion of one of the longest-serving presidents of the association, Chief Ladi Rotimi- Williams, SAN is against factionalisation, but he insisted that if it must be, then it should be in a larger context. Quoting him, “First, I don’t subscribe to NBA being split.

We met it as NBA when we became lawyers and it must remain, except the country itself is split into parts and it is not happening. “I believe in an election someone must win and whoever loses should approach the tribunal or court. Two, (Olumide) Akpata is part of the greater Yoruba nation outside the South-West, so he is one of us. Three, Yoruba themselves are not united,” he said.

helinues:
If lawyers are having factions, abeg who go determine the judgement?

wingmanIII:
So because an Edo born Olumide Akpata won the NBA national president,the Yoruba lawyers want to create their own faction. If the election was rigged, can't they go to court?
Nigeria is never a nation. Tueh!
Shame on all the rabid tribalists

Iamgrey5:
Judges bro

Lawyers don't determine any Judgement..