The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, YC Maikyau SAN has informed more than 400 Members of the National Executive Counsel of the Association that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN fully funded the Associations quarterly meeting holding in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State, including the flight tickets, accommodation, feeding and other welfare needs of the Council members of the Association.

The NBA President who also hails from Kebbi state happily thanked the AGF for his kind gestures and explained that he had earlier offered the AGF the option of either hosting the NBA august body in Kano where he practices or his home state of Kebbi State and the AGF decided to host it it Kebbi.

The NBA President asked lawyers that has either paid their hotel bill or flight tickets to request for refunds.

The hallmark of the meeting was the President’s call for a live broadcast of the proceedings of the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in the interest of openness, justice, transparency and trust in the judiciary.

He also mentioned it’s association’s effort with the leadership of security agencies to ensure the engagement of lawyers from across the country into law enforcement agencies in a bid to ensure greater compliance with the rule of law by government agencies.

The quarterly meeting of the NEC members of the Association held for the first time in Kebbi from the 22nd or March to the 24th of March 2023.