Deputy Secretary General, United Nations, Amina Mohammed is set to headline the NBA State of the Nation Dialogue.
Gatekeepers News reports that Mohammed will deliver the keynote address at the NBA State of the Nation Dialogue which will hold on Monday 30th January 2023 at the Auditorium of the NBA, National Secretariat, Abuja.
NBA’s National Assistant Publicity Secretary, Charles Ajiboye who disclosed this in a statement said “There couldn’t have been a better time than this for the NBA to set the tone and agenda for the Nigerian nation.”
According to Ajiboye, Bala Zakka, Professor Dahiru Hassan Balami, Solomon Arase, Abubakar Hanafi Sa’ad, Sadia Garba Shehu, Dr. Babatunde Ajibade, SAN; Wale Fapohunda, SAN; and Huwaila Mohammed will be present as panelists at Dialogue.
He added that “The dialogue will focus on 3 key areas viz. Economy, Security and Access to Justice.”
The event which is a hybrid event is free to attend although registration is required for participants both virtual and in-person.
Interested participants are to click on the link below to register now.
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Ajiboye said, “All Presidential candidates in the coming national elections have also been invited and will be part of a special interactive session to be moderated by the veteran Broadcast Journalist, Eugenia Abu.
“The NBA has remained the foremost voice and the leader of Civil Societies in the defense of the Rule of Law. Lawyers and the general public are cordially invited to this all important event.”
Meanwhile, the seats and webinar slots are limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will however be streamed live on YouTube.
On the purpose of the Dialogue, NBA President Yakubu Maikyau said, “With citizens’ concern about insecurity, economic uncertainty and political instability, most Nigerians have taken more than a passing interest in the electoral process and outcomes. It has, therefore, become expedient to continuously engage government at all levels to, among other things, hold the current and past leaderships to account, generate discussions that will provide Nigerians with sufficient information to guide them in making their choice of leaders and to ensure that no one seeking elective office leverages on the failures of this or any administration, to gain the sympathy of Nigerians.
“In light of the foregoing, and in fulfilment of the commitment made to the legal profession and Nigerians, I have convened The Nigerian Bar Association State of the Nation Dialogue; a one-day event which is designed to, among other things, generate discussions that will provide Nigerians with the information to guide them in making the right choices. This engagement with the Nigerian Bar Association is one that the whole nation needs, as it is expected to afford Nigerians the opportunity to better understand the candidates’ Agenda, particularly on the three focus areas of the Dialogue: Security – Economy – Administration of Justice. We also believe that Nigerians will benefit greatly from any perspectives that the legal community is able to add to the conversation.”
