NBA Withdraws el-Rufai’s Invitation to Conference over Killings in Kaduna
An invitation earlier sent to the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to attend its annual general conference has been withdrawn over issues of many killings in Kaduna state.
El-rufai was scheduled to be one of the key speakers.
But NBA bowed to the pressure as lawyers led by Usani Odum in a petition was able to garner about 3, 400 signatures Change.Org to stop the Kaduna governor from being invited to speak at the event.
On reaching the decision, NBA said it will communicate to the governor in a tweet Thursday.
According to the tweet, “The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing meeting resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, H.E. Nasir El-Rufai by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn and decision communicated to the governor.”
The reason given by some critics in NBA was the inability of the governor to stop the mass killings in the Southern Kaduna.
The NBA conference holds August 24 to August 26.
Speakers slated to speak at the event include former Anambra stte Governor, Mr Peter Obi , Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili.
The NBA conference theme is: ‘Am I a Nigerian?- A Debate on National Identity, the Indigeneship-Citizenship Conundrum.”
Many have hailed the decision of NBA to withdraw el-rufai’s invitation.
El-rufai was scheduled to be one of the key speakers.
But NBA bowed to the pressure as lawyers led by Usani Odum in a petition was able to garner about 3, 400 signatures Change.Org to stop the Kaduna governor from being invited to speak at the event.
On reaching the decision, NBA said it will communicate to the governor in a tweet Thursday.
According to the tweet, “The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing meeting resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, H.E. Nasir El-Rufai by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn and decision communicated to the governor.”
The reason given by some critics in NBA was the inability of the governor to stop the mass killings in the Southern Kaduna.
The NBA conference holds August 24 to August 26.
Speakers slated to speak at the event include former Anambra stte Governor, Mr Peter Obi , Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili.
The NBA conference theme is: ‘Am I a Nigerian?- A Debate on National Identity, the Indigeneship-Citizenship Conundrum.”
Many have hailed the decision of NBA to withdraw el-rufai’s invitation.
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