NBA AGC 2018: TCCP To Invite Barack And Michelle Obama, Tony Blair, UN Sec Gen

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Technical Committee on
Conference Planning, TCCP, held its first meeting today, April 5th,
2018 at the NBA House,Abuja. The 2018 NBA AGC is aimed at
developing a roadmap for consolidating and surpassing the
achievement of the 2017 conference.

Professor Ajayi, SAN continued by saying that :”What we want to
do with the conference this year is to consolidate on those
achievements, and improve on areas we feel need improvements. We
see each lawyer as an institution and each law firm as a broader
institution, hence we will carefully draw up sub themes and topics
that will address the growth of these institutions to enable them
meet the challenges of businesses in the 21st century as well as
select speakers to address the conference in this regard.

The TCCP Chairman further emphasized that this year’s conference
would provide a level-playing field for all legal practitioners
across the country so that access to legal authorities will be even
for all lawyers.

Professor Koyinsola Ajayi, SAN, rolled out the names of the
great leaders and eminent dignitaries who the committee would be
inviting including the former President of America, Barack Obama
and / or his wife Michele Obama,the United Nations Secretary
General and former British PM Mr Tony Blair.

The meeting ended with the TCCP Chair thanking members for
answering NBA`s clarion call to duty while urging all hands to be
on deck so as to deliver a world class conference.The TCCP role
into sub Commitees for effective planning and execution of its
mandate.

In his remarks, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association
(NBA), Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, OON, SAN, welcomed committee
members and noted that expectations were high from members and
development partners as a result of last year’s unprecedented
conference.

He urged Committee members to work assiduously with a view to
delivering a world class conference that will not only provide
Nigerian lawyers brave new opportunities for global networking,
knowledge exchange, business relationship, international synergies,
capacity building and continuing professional development on new
areas of law, but also provide opportunity for interactions on
other issues of national and professional importance for a majority
of Nigerian lawyers.

Professor Koyinsola Ajayi, SAN, Chairman, TCCP, enumerated how
the 2017 AGC theme; “AFRICAN BUSINESS: PENETRATING THROUGH
INSTITUTION BUILDING” was able to have an impact on the
economy. The Chairman stated that, as regards to these year’s
conference theme, there is the need to consider two keywords
‘transition and institution building’ giving that the country and
the Bar are currently in transition phase. According to the TCCP
Chair, “it will be good to have transition in line with the change
of governance and institution building.”

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Technical Committee on
Conference Planning, TCCP, held its first meeting today, April 5th,
2018 at the NBA House,Abuja. The 2018 NBA AGC is aimed at
developing a roadmap for consolidating and surpassing the
achievement of the 2017 conference.

Professor Ajayi, SAN continued by saying that :”What we want to
do with the conference this year is to consolidate on those
achievements, and improve on areas we feel need improvements. We
see each lawyer as an institution and each law firm as a broader
institution, hence we will carefully draw up sub themes and topics
that will address the growth of these institutions to enable them
meet the challenges of businesses in the 21st century as well as
select speakers to address the conference in this regard.

The TCCP Chairman further emphasized that this year’s conference
would provide a level-playing field for all legal practitioners
across the country so that access to legal authorities will be even
for all lawyers.

Professor Koyinsola Ajayi, SAN, rolled out the names of the
great leaders and eminent dignitaries who the committee would be
inviting including the former President of America, Barack Obama
and / or his wife Michele Obama,the United Nations Secretary
General and former British PM Mr Tony Blair.

The meeting ended with the TCCP Chair thanking members for
answering NBA`s clarion call to duty while urging all hands to be
on deck so as to deliver a world class conference.The TCCP role
into sub Commitees for effective planning and execution of its
mandate.

In his remarks, the President of the Nigerian Bar Association
(NBA), Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud, OON, SAN, welcomed committee
members and noted that expectations were high from members and
development partners as a result of last year’s unprecedented
conference.

He urged Committee members to work assiduously with a view to
delivering a world class conference that will not only provide
Nigerian lawyers brave new opportunities for global networking,
knowledge exchange, business relationship, international synergies,
capacity building and continuing professional development on new
areas of law, but also provide opportunity for interactions on
other issues of national and professional importance for a majority
of Nigerian lawyers.

Professor Koyinsola Ajayi, SAN, Chairman, TCCP, enumerated how
the 2017 AGC theme; “AFRICAN BUSINESS: PENETRATING THROUGH
INSTITUTION BUILDING” was able to have an impact on the
economy. The Chairman stated that, as regards to these year’s
conference theme, there is the need to consider two keywords
‘transition and institution building’ giving that the country and
the Bar are currently in transition phase. According to the TCCP
Chair, “it will be good to have transition in line with the change
of governance and institution building.”