July 18, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on the successful completion of its elections.
THEWILL reports that the NBA, had on Sunday elected a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, as its new president.
President Buhari, in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, congratulated the legal luminary on his election as “the 31st President of the highly regarded association, which has played a significant role in the country’s democratic and economic development through advocacy, counseling and collaboration with governments over the years”.
He praised the NBA’s outgoing President, Olumide Akpata, and all the national leaders who helped the organization to grow, particularly through new partnerships and technology integration.
“President Buhari looks forward to a healthy working relationship with the new national leaders of the NBA, believing the noble and patriotic antecedents of the legal body will be upheld and further projected to the world,” the statement said.
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