NBA pledges to ensure govt policies meet citizens’ aspirations
30 August 2024 |
2:36 am
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has pledged to ensure that government policies and programmes meet the yearnings and aspirations of citizens.According to the association, the provision of good governance
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has pledged to ensure that government policies and programmes meet the yearnings and aspirations of citizens. According to the association, the provision of good governance, transparency in financial expenditures, reducing drastically the cost of governance and the welfare of the people is the priority of the association.
This pledge was made, yesterday, by the newly inducted NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN). Osigwe, who was sworn in, yesterday, as the 32nd president of the association to mark the beginning of a new era, said his administration would strive to ensure that the government would respond appropriately to the challenges of security of lives and properties, respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, provision of gainful employment and all basic amenities of life, especially food, shelter, clothing, qualitative and affordable education, healthcare, other infrastructure and access to justice.He also added that his administration would meet the challenges head-on and transform them into opportunities for the growth and progress of their members.
Osigwe noted that his administration would ensure that the Justice Sector Reform is looked into by establishing a committee, which would not only spearhead the NBA Advocacy for Justice Sector Reforms, but also advocate appropriate investments in modernising court infrastructures, including the construction and renovation of selected court facilities to provide conducive environments for the speedy dispensation of justice.
He lamented that recurrent delays in the issuance of NBA Stamp and Seal had become an embarrassing problem that must be tackled head-on to avoid its reoccurrence.
Osigwe added that his administration would look into constitutional amendment, monitor local governments, and protect legal businesses, among others. He added: “The NBA shall constructively engage with various tiers of government and other stakeholders by presenting proposals and blueprints for dealing with issues as they arise. The NBA shall maintain its leading role in matters of public interest and engage in rule of law advocacy.
“We are particularly committed to ensuring that the efforts of previous administrations of the NBA are not just remembered but are actively consolidated by way of institutional memory, to create an association that truly works for all its members and, by extension, for all Nigerians. The journey of our association is one of evolution, marked by significant strides in promoting the rule of law, defending human rights, and advocating legal reforms.”
“Our promise to run a united and inclusive bar is a task that must be accomplished. Our efforts must at all times not only be geared towards keeping the bar united but moving it forward.”
We have to enhance the welfare of our members, protect them in the practice of our profession, reinvigorate public confidence in our profession and ensure that we give back to the society which not only looks up to us but has been good to us as legal professionals.”
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