The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has congratulated Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, on his emergence as the president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
The Star had reported that Maikyau emerged as president during the NBA election held from 12a.m. on Saturday to 11.59p.m. of the same day.
He polled a total of 22,342 votes to defeat two other contenders, Messrs Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN), Chairman of the NBA Securities Agencies Relations Committee; and Jonathan Taidi, a former General Secretary of the NBA.
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However, Mustapha, while congratulating the NBA President via a statement issued on Monday by the media aide, Willie Bassey, described Maikyau as “a committed member of the NBA and hopes that he would bring his deep knowledge of the Nigerian legal system to bear on the profession during his Tenure.
“He applauded the work of the electoral committee for a job well done and hopes that NBA would continue to entrench global best practices in the justice delivery system in the country,” the SGF stated.
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