The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged the Nigerian Bar Association not to relent in its commitment to uphold the nation’s democracy through the rule of law, as the bar is an important institution central to the growth of the country.
Tinubu made the call in a statement from his media office while congratulating the NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, on his emergence as the association’s 31st President.
The statement read in part, “I congratulate Y.C. Maikyau on his emergence as the 31st President of the NBA, following the term expiration of the administration of Olumide Akpata.
“The commendations and peer endorsements that informed his election and have since trailed his official swearing-in, underscore Maikyau’s professional success as a legal practitioner and his suitability for the elevated position with which he has been entrusted with. Such testimonials inspire absolute confidence in his capacity to fulfil his pledge to take the NBA towards its brightest future.
“The bar is an important institution, central to the growth and sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy, justice and the rule of law. Its members are the sworn defenders of our entire system of justice; the edifice undergirding our development, government accountability and respect for fundamental human rights. No nation can survive for long in the absence of these essential values or, therefore, without a well-functioning and organised legal profession.”
“I, once more, commend and congratulate Y.C. Maikyau and the new executive leadership of the NBA. Their character and reputation have led to this moment of triumph and the absolute trust of their learned peers. I urge them all to maintain a commitment to the values I have espoused above and to the task of carrying the legal profession onto ever greater heights over the course of the next two years.”
