How NBA Invested 243.9m Due to its Branches in 2016 and 2017- NBA President
NBA President AB Mahmoud SAN
The Nigerian Bar Association has revealed how it Spent dues and allowances due to it Branches for 2016 and 2017 financial Years.
It is the tradition of the Association that of the practice fees paid by members, 10%  is supposed to be paid out to the branches for their administrative expenses while 10% is equally expected to go to the branches for their members’ welfare needs.
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In the year 2016 when N544,072,363 was raked in as practice fees, the branches are entitled to #54,407,236.3 as 10% share for their administrative expenses and another #54,407,236.3 as 10% share for their members’ welfare needs bringing the total sum due to the branches for that year 2016 to be #108,814,472.6.
While in 2017, the total sum of #675,750,&50 was realized in Practice fees of members, 10% which is N67,575,085 was supposed to be paid out to the branches for their administrative expenses while 10% of that amount N67,575,085 was supposed to go to the branches for their members’ welfare needs bringing the of total sums due to the branches from bar practice fees payment as at July 2017 to be N135,150,170
Speaking at the Associations just concluded Annual General Meeting, AGM, The President of the Association, Mr AB Mahmoud SAN, responding to a member’s query on why Branches are yet to get their dues from the headquarters of the Association, explained that the monies due to branches has been re-invested for the completion of the NBA new headquarters at Plot 1101 Cadastral Zone A00, Central Business District, Abuja in accordance with a National Executive Committee NEC resolution to re-invest all monies due to Branches into the new headquarters until it is fully completed.
Questioning the rationale behind the decision, a member of the Association Philip Ntejeneh wondered why the National Body of the Association  did not record the expenses as debt owed to branches in the financial report of the Association.
Responding to Mr Ntejeneh query, another member of the Association Mr Osas Erhabor wondered why the NBA branches kept mute about the issue.
There are concerns among members of the Association that this NEC Resolution may place the branches in financial difficulty and disarray as many branches are also building Branch Bar Centers as Branch headquarter without any help from the National Body.
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