A past General Secretary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN has endorsed Yakubu Maikyau SAN for NBA President in the forthcoming NBA National Elections happening on the 16th of July, 2022.
In a statement made available to TheNigeriaLawyer, Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN made it known that he was throwing full support behind Maikyau’s candidacy without any hesitation. “As the election of the Nigerian Bar Association, draws near, I will, with full conviction and no hesitation, recommend and canvass support for Yakubu Chonoko (YC) Maikyau, to be the 31st President of the NBA.” He stated.
According to the learned Silk, his conviction of supporting the candidacy of Maikyau SAN was borne from his observation that Maikyau had all the qualities that made him the man for the job. The statement read in part thus: “My decision to support him is borne out of my conviction that NBA deserves to be led by a lawyer who will, in title alone, be called President, but in nature, conviction, vision, practice and antecedents, remain a reliable brother and friend to his professional colleagues regardless of status, age, calling or origin. He is such a lawyer.”
Remarking on the significance and possibilities that can be achieved if Maikyau SAN is elected President of NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe opined thus: “I strongly believe that electing him as President will sustain the improvement in the standing of the Nigerian Bar Association.
He will no doubt proactively address issues affecting lawyers, sustain improved welfare packages for lawyers, ensure good working environment of lawyers as well as ensure lawyers especially the young, aged and vulnerable lawyers continue to benefit from their membership of the Association.”
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