Badejo-Okunsanya’s NBA presidency historic, says Akinyede
…Says female heads of Bench and Bar have two years to restore confidence in judiciary By John Alechenu ABUJA — Former Senator representing Ekiti South, Akinyede Sola, has described the election of Oyinlasola Badejo-Okunsanya, SAN, as President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as a historic development for the legal profession and Nigeria’s judiciary.
He noted that it was the first time women would simultaneously occupy the leadership positions of both the Bench and the Bar, with a female Chief Justice of Nigeria and a female NBA President.
He urged the new leadership of the NBA and the judiciary to focus on issues that directly affect Nigerians, including speedy dispensation of justice, judicial independence and discipline within the legal profession.
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