Ajogwu heads NBA constitutional, electoral review committee

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*NBA President, Mr Paul Usoro

(Nigeria) The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has constituted a Constitutional and Electoral Review Committee, headed by Professor Fabian Ajogwu, SAN.
NBA President, Mr Paul Usoro, SAN, in a statement on Sunday, said “Pursuant to the mandate that was given to me by the NBA National Executive Council, NEC at its meeting  held on December 6, 2018, I have constituted a Constitutional and Electoral Review Committee comprising the following eminent members of our association.
“Prof Ajogwu, SAN,  Chairman,  Solomon Umoh, SAN - Alternate Chairman,  Titi Akinlawon, SAN,  Seye Opasanya, SAN, Ibrahim Nassarawa, Henry Onyuike,  Ekpenyong Ntekim, . Yusuf Kadiri, David Karshima,  Nkoyo Amah,  Aji Bubakari Kamale  Dele Oloke, . Sule Shuaibu and Adamu Umar.
*Professor Fabian Ajogwu, SAN

“One of the cornerstone legacies that my administration hopes to bequeath to succeeding NBA administrations would be corporate governance principles exemplified by the transparency, prudence and accountability with which we manage the finances of the Association. The practice of preparing and publishing the NBA’s Quarterly Financial Statement (“FS”) has come to stay and has been applauded by most well-meaning members of our association. Unknown to most, the NBA Constitution does not mandate that practice.
“My administration has institutionalised the practice merely because we know and believe it to be good practice, particularly in a circumstance that we are managing the association’s funds in trust for the members.
“However, given the lacunae in our Constitution, there is the distinct if not imminent possibility and likelihood of that practice departing the NBA House with the effluxion of my administration’s tenure –except of course the Constitution is amended to institutionalise, with prescribed sanctions in the event of default, the preparation of the Quarterly FS by the elected executive, presentation of the FS to NEC at its quarterly meetings and publication of same to all members.
“I have used the preparation and publication of the NBA’s Quarterly FS to illustratively make the point for the review of our Constitution in a manner that, amongst others, would entrench the principles of corporate governance in the administration of our association’s affairs. That of course informed my selection of a renowned corporate governance teacher, Prof Ajogwu, SAN to chair the review Committee.
“As I have done in other instances, I have included some branch Chairmen as members of the committee in the expectation that they will carry the torch and flag of the committee to the branches and assist the committee and all of us in achieving our collective goals and aspirations.”


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