By our reporter| The splinter NBA group, the New Nigerian Bar Association (NNBA) has written Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, notifying him of its decision to form the association.
In the letter, dated August 28, and signed by Nuhu Ibrahim and Abdulbasit Suleiman, first and second conveners respectively, the newly formed group said the national executive council of the NBA failed to take into consideration the country’s national interests.
The letter read, “We are pleased to inform you of the formation of a new Association of Lawyers as above captioned.”
“The formation of the new Association has become imperative and expedient especially flowing from the activities, disposition and most recently, the decision of the Nigerian Bar Association-NEC (National Executive Committee) which apparently failed to take into consideration our national interests and particularly do not promote the unity of our indissoluble country, Nigeria.
“Sir, the New Nigerian Bar Association believes in the ideals that bounds (sic) our country together as echoed in our National Anthem: ‘The Labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain.”
According to the group, the processes required to set up the new association are in place, adding that the AGF will be updated with developments.
“You are, however, to be further informed that work is in progress with regards to all the nitty-gritty of the formation of an Association such as this to which we shall keep you updated,” it said.
It will be recalled that some aggrieved northern members of the NBA pulled out of the association after the withdrawal of the invitation of Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, as a speaker at its just concluded conference.
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