Get Guardian on GoogleNigeria’s former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), will deliver the Keynote address at the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) yearly conference.
Osinbajo’s address is the highlight of the event, billed to take place on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Umuahia, Abia State. The conference is themed, ‘In Public Interest: Advancing Justice, Democracy & Development.’
The keynote session would be chaired by former Supreme Court jurist, Justice Suleiman Galadima, while responses would be given by Prof. Pat Utomi. Others include the Secretary General, International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), Lisa Henry and Director, Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will deliver a Special Address at the conference, while the Distinguished NBA-SPIDEL yearly conference Speech would be delivered by the Minister for Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN).
Aside from the welcome remarks by the Chairman of the NBA-SPIDEL 2026 Conference Planning Committee, Sir Ejike Ezenwa (SAN), the opening ceremony will also feature a welcome address by NBA-SPIDEL Chair, Prof Uju Agomoh and an address by the President, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsaya (SAN).
Goodwill messages would be delivered by past NBA Presidents, including Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), Mr Augustine Alegeh (SAN), Mr Paul Usoro (SAN), Mr Olumide Akpata and Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN).
