Mr. Precious Ndidi Nwadimuya, Esq., has
released his manifesto in a bid to contest for the position of
Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Asaba Branch in
the forthcoming Branch Elections.
The manifesto dated the 2nd day of June, 2020 was made available
to Nairalaw (TNL) and signed by Mr. Precious.
According to the manifesto, Mr. Precious disclosed that if
elected as the Branch Secretary, he has decided to bring 14 key
innovations that would serve the greatest good for the greater
number of members of the Branch.
The manifesto reads:
MY SERVICE COMPACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE NBA
ASABA BRANCH
WATCHWORD
My constant watchword shall be pursuing the greatest good for
the greatest number of our members and it is the index upon which I
wish to be judged at the end of the tenure.
In view of the above, I offer myself for the service of the
great Asaba Bar as Secretary and I believe my servant’s heart will
help me fulfill this noble aspiration of mine only if you lend me
your support and give me your VOTE.
QUALIFICATION
I have been a consummate bar man since my initiation into this
noble profession (and if you like, before I was even called to the
bar). As a law student, I was elected *Secretary for
Information* of the Law Students’ Association (LAWSA) and
later as *President* of the Law Students’ Bar
Association (LAWBA) both at the University of Benin, for which I
received certificates of meritorious service.
Also, during my sojourn with the Premier Bar at the ancient and
modern city of Ibadan, I had the privilege of serving in various
committees including the Organizing Committee for the Law Office
Management Workshop organized by the NBA Section on Legal practice
in Ibadan. I joined this bar in December, 2010, and served as a
member of the NBA, Asaba Branch Complaints and Reconciliation
Committee, Human Rights Committee, Secretary to the Committee on
Decaying Judiciary Infrastructure in Asaba and environs and the
Coordinator of Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON),
Asaba Chapter between 2011 and 2012. I also served this branch
between 2012 and 2016 as Financial Secretary and as Treasurer.
Furthermore, in the year 2018 I served as the Secretary of the
Electoral Committee, one which birthed innovations in the electoral
history of Asaba Branch Elections. Earlier, in the same year, I was
drafted to serve as the Secretary of the Strategy Team set up to
rescue the 2018 Law Week from failing. The testimonies from that
cutting edge and world class event is still reverberating in the
realm of time and would not be forgotten in a hurry. In all my
years of service to the Asaba Bar, I distinguished myself in terms
of innovativeness, availability, accessibility, efficiency,
accountability, humility, loyalty to the generality of the bar and
to my leaders.
Apart from my service to the Bar, I have also served and
currently serve in some other organizations. Details of these
organizations and positions held are as contained in my CV which is
attached to this manifesto. Indeed, mine has been a life of
meritorious service and impact, in the circles I have been
privileged to find myself.
INNOVATION
I have read over and over again with the aim of internalizing
same, Article 7(3) of the Nigerian Bar Association Uniform Bye-law
for Branches which is contained in the Third Schedule to the NBA
Constitution, 2015 (as amended). It contains the duties and
functions of the Secretary of a Branch of the NBA and beyond the
practice in the branch as it relates to those functions of the
Secretary, I intend to propose certain other innovations incidental
to my assignments as contained in the Constitution, for the purpose
of achieving the greatest good for the greatest number of NBA Asaba
Branch members. In this regard, in conjunction with the
Branch Executive Committee, I shall propose the following;
- Prompt circulation of minutes of meetings to members after
every meeting using electronic means, to enable committees/members
pursue action points that may arise from each meeting before the
next meeting. - Establishment of a whatsapp platform of all Court
Registrars/Clerks within the jurisdiction of our branch. This
platform would greatly ease the dissemination of cause lists and
other vital court information particularly information about courts
that would not sit on any given day. - Engineering a people-led Bar. In executing my responsibility of
preparation of the Agenda of every meeting in consultation with the
Chairman, I will ensure that at all times, we have serious issues
of concern on the table which should engender robust debates which
would translate to healthy executable resolutions capable of
improving our lot as practitioners and citizens. - Introduction of discussions on the “State of the Judiciary/Bar”
and “State of the State” into the Agenda of our monthly meetings,
where members would raise matters of concern as it affects the
judiciary and the Bar in Delta State, Asaba in particular and the
State of Delta State, in keeping with our role of watchdogs of the
society. Appropriate resolutions reached in such meetings would
receive wide publicity in form of circulars and communiqués. I am
convinced that the regular publication of these important
resolutions which would provide searchlight for society, will
improve the estimation of Asaba lawyers in the eyes of all and
sundry and particularly our clients and law enforcement agents and
restore back to us a pride of place once more in society. This will
go a long way in impacting positively on our earning capacity as
lawyers, and our clients may then stop asking the question of
“wetin lawyers dey do sef?” - Establishment of a Law Hub/Digital Law Library/Reading Room at
the Secretariat/ Bar Centre with wifi connectivity for use
by Young Lawyers and other members. This will definitely improve
the quality and speed of research by young lawyers and better their
earnings from such briefs. - Setting up a lounge /waiting area/ friendship centre at the Bar
Centre/Secretariat for lawyers - Development of a template and design of protocols for the
effective Monitoring and Evaluation of all our committees to ensure
they give mandatory monthly reports in all our meetings concerning
their activities within a given month. The Uniform Bye-Laws
established about 9 Standing Committees and other Ad-hoc committees
for the branch. Our committees are the service organs of the
Association and they must be deliberately organised to deliver on
their mandate. Membership of committees must be carefully selected
and peopled by passionate Bar men, with the committee objectives in
sight, and not just on the basis of friendship. I believe that the
Secretary being the engine room of the Association and an
Ex-officio member of all committees must provide supervision for
the committees to deliver on their mandate. I promise to supervise,
monitor and evaluate all our committees to deliver on their terms
of reference. - Set up a special committee to look into and make
recommendations on the conditions of service of our members in
government establishments and the law enforcement agencies and
ensure they enjoy the pride of place among other professionals in
the service. - Publication of a monthly E-Newsletter which shall be circulated
electronically. It will contain vital bar news, legal tit-bits,
available opportunities for young lawyers, home and abroad and
major resolutions of the branch. That way, no member of the branch
will be left out of the corporate decisions taken by the branch
which should be binding on all members. - Promotion of legal scholarship and advocacy by mounting
sponsored competitions to engage the young lawyers in
intellectually stimulating exercises with prizes attached. - Maintenance of a comprehensive and accessible database of
lawyers and law firms within the Asaba judicial division and
environs which can be accessed online by lawyers and prospective
clients. - Development of a unique ID card and car stickers for members of
the branch which will be known and launched in the presence of law
enforcement agents. - Take advantage of membership of the National Executive
Committee (NEC) of the NBA to strike strategic partnerships,
linkages and networks for the overall interest and benefit of the
branch. - Holding of stakeholders meeting at the branch every quarter and
before attendance to any NEC meeting, to generate issues that may
be brought before NEC on behalf of the branch and to provide
effective representation at NEC via meaningful contributions on the
floor. - Aggressively follow-up all our valuable and the least of our
members at the branch, to ensure maximum attendance at our monthly
meetings. And ensure that every meeting has a host.
CONCLUSION
With utmost humility and modesty, I, PRECIOUS NDIDI NWADIMUYA,
wish to express my sincere aspiration to serve you and the general
body of the Nigerian Bar Association, Asaba Branch as SECRETARY for
the next two years beginning from June, 2020.
VOTE FOR PRECIOUS NDIDI NWADIMUYA as
SECRETARY.
MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT !!!!!!!!
Yours sincerely,
PRECIOUS NDIDI NWADIMUYA
Mr. Precious Ndidi Nwadimuya, Esq., has
released his manifesto in a bid to contest for the position of
Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Asaba Branch in
the forthcoming Branch Elections.
The manifesto dated the 2nd day of June, 2020 was made available
to Nairalaw (TNL) and signed by Mr. Precious.
According to the manifesto, Mr. Precious disclosed that if
elected as the Branch Secretary, he has decided to bring 14 key
innovations that would serve the greatest good for the greater
number of members of the Branch.
The manifesto reads:
MY SERVICE COMPACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE NBA
ASABA BRANCH
WATCHWORD
My constant watchword shall be pursuing the greatest good for
the greatest number of our members and it is the index upon which I
wish to be judged at the end of the tenure.
In view of the above, I offer myself for the service of the
great Asaba Bar as Secretary and I believe my servant’s heart will
help me fulfill this noble aspiration of mine only if you lend me
your support and give me your VOTE.
QUALIFICATION
I have been a consummate bar man since my initiation into this
noble profession (and if you like, before I was even called to the
bar). As a law student, I was elected *Secretary for
Information* of the Law Students’ Association (LAWSA) and
later as *President* of the Law Students’ Bar
Association (LAWBA) both at the University of Benin, for which I
received certificates of meritorious service.
Also, during my sojourn with the Premier Bar at the ancient and
modern city of Ibadan, I had the privilege of serving in various
committees including the Organizing Committee for the Law Office
Management Workshop organized by the NBA Section on Legal practice
in Ibadan. I joined this bar in December, 2010, and served as a
member of the NBA, Asaba Branch Complaints and Reconciliation
Committee, Human Rights Committee, Secretary to the Committee on
Decaying Judiciary Infrastructure in Asaba and environs and the
Coordinator of Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON),
Asaba Chapter between 2011 and 2012. I also served this branch
between 2012 and 2016 as Financial Secretary and as Treasurer.
Furthermore, in the year 2018 I served as the Secretary of the
Electoral Committee, one which birthed innovations in the electoral
history of Asaba Branch Elections. Earlier, in the same year, I was
drafted to serve as the Secretary of the Strategy Team set up to
rescue the 2018 Law Week from failing. The testimonies from that
cutting edge and world class event is still reverberating in the
realm of time and would not be forgotten in a hurry. In all my
years of service to the Asaba Bar, I distinguished myself in terms
of innovativeness, availability, accessibility, efficiency,
accountability, humility, loyalty to the generality of the bar and
to my leaders.
Apart from my service to the Bar, I have also served and
currently serve in some other organizations. Details of these
organizations and positions held are as contained in my CV which is
attached to this manifesto. Indeed, mine has been a life of
meritorious service and impact, in the circles I have been
privileged to find myself.
INNOVATION
I have read over and over again with the aim of internalizing
same, Article 7(3) of the Nigerian Bar Association Uniform Bye-law
for Branches which is contained in the Third Schedule to the NBA
Constitution, 2015 (as amended). It contains the duties and
functions of the Secretary of a Branch of the NBA and beyond the
practice in the branch as it relates to those functions of the
Secretary, I intend to propose certain other innovations incidental
to my assignments as contained in the Constitution, for the purpose
of achieving the greatest good for the greatest number of NBA Asaba
Branch members. In this regard, in conjunction with the
Branch Executive Committee, I shall propose the following;
- Prompt circulation of minutes of meetings to members after
every meeting using electronic means, to enable committees/members
pursue action points that may arise from each meeting before the
next meeting. - Establishment of a whatsapp platform of all Court
Registrars/Clerks within the jurisdiction of our branch. This
platform would greatly ease the dissemination of cause lists and
other vital court information particularly information about courts
that would not sit on any given day. - Engineering a people-led Bar. In executing my responsibility of
preparation of the Agenda of every meeting in consultation with the
Chairman, I will ensure that at all times, we have serious issues
of concern on the table which should engender robust debates which
would translate to healthy executable resolutions capable of
improving our lot as practitioners and citizens. - Introduction of discussions on the “State of the Judiciary/Bar”
and “State of the State” into the Agenda of our monthly meetings,
where members would raise matters of concern as it affects the
judiciary and the Bar in Delta State, Asaba in particular and the
State of Delta State, in keeping with our role of watchdogs of the
society. Appropriate resolutions reached in such meetings would
receive wide publicity in form of circulars and communiqués. I am
convinced that the regular publication of these important
resolutions which would provide searchlight for society, will
improve the estimation of Asaba lawyers in the eyes of all and
sundry and particularly our clients and law enforcement agents and
restore back to us a pride of place once more in society. This will
go a long way in impacting positively on our earning capacity as
lawyers, and our clients may then stop asking the question of
“wetin lawyers dey do sef?” - Establishment of a Law Hub/Digital Law Library/Reading Room at
the Secretariat/ Bar Centre with wifi connectivity for use
by Young Lawyers and other members. This will definitely improve
the quality and speed of research by young lawyers and better their
earnings from such briefs. - Setting up a lounge /waiting area/ friendship centre at the Bar
Centre/Secretariat for lawyers - Development of a template and design of protocols for the
effective Monitoring and Evaluation of all our committees to ensure
they give mandatory monthly reports in all our meetings concerning
their activities within a given month. The Uniform Bye-Laws
established about 9 Standing Committees and other Ad-hoc committees
for the branch. Our committees are the service organs of the
Association and they must be deliberately organised to deliver on
their mandate. Membership of committees must be carefully selected
and peopled by passionate Bar men, with the committee objectives in
sight, and not just on the basis of friendship. I believe that the
Secretary being the engine room of the Association and an
Ex-officio member of all committees must provide supervision for
the committees to deliver on their mandate. I promise to supervise,
monitor and evaluate all our committees to deliver on their terms
of reference. - Set up a special committee to look into and make
recommendations on the conditions of service of our members in
government establishments and the law enforcement agencies and
ensure they enjoy the pride of place among other professionals in
the service. - Publication of a monthly E-Newsletter which shall be circulated
electronically. It will contain vital bar news, legal tit-bits,
available opportunities for young lawyers, home and abroad and
major resolutions of the branch. That way, no member of the branch
will be left out of the corporate decisions taken by the branch
which should be binding on all members. - Promotion of legal scholarship and advocacy by mounting
sponsored competitions to engage the young lawyers in
intellectually stimulating exercises with prizes attached. - Maintenance of a comprehensive and accessible database of
lawyers and law firms within the Asaba judicial division and
environs which can be accessed online by lawyers and prospective
clients. - Development of a unique ID card and car stickers for members of
the branch which will be known and launched in the presence of law
enforcement agents. - Take advantage of membership of the National Executive
Committee (NEC) of the NBA to strike strategic partnerships,
linkages and networks for the overall interest and benefit of the
branch. - Holding of stakeholders meeting at the branch every quarter and
before attendance to any NEC meeting, to generate issues that may
be brought before NEC on behalf of the branch and to provide
effective representation at NEC via meaningful contributions on the
floor. - Aggressively follow-up all our valuable and the least of our
members at the branch, to ensure maximum attendance at our monthly
meetings. And ensure that every meeting has a host.
CONCLUSION
With utmost humility and modesty, I, PRECIOUS NDIDI NWADIMUYA,
wish to express my sincere aspiration to serve you and the general
body of the Nigerian Bar Association, Asaba Branch as SECRETARY for
the next two years beginning from June, 2020.
VOTE FOR PRECIOUS NDIDI NWADIMUYA as
SECRETARY.
MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT !!!!!!!!
Yours sincerely,
PRECIOUS NDIDI NWADIMUYA