The National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) \u00a0Mr. John Echezona Unachukwu \u00a0has promised to work with the President of the NBA Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud ( SAN) and the national officers of the association to achieve the objectives of the association which is promoting the rule of law.<\/p>\n
President of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) Mr. Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud ( SAN) at the weekend during the quarterly National Executive Committee Meeting of the association swore \u00a0Mr. John Echezona Unachukwu\u00a0 (John Austin Unachukwu) \u00a0as the National Publicity Secretary of the Lawyers umbrella body the NBA.<\/p>\n
Mr. Unachukwu was declared Publicity Secretary of the NBA by Justice Y.\u00a0 Halilu of the FCT High Court in a judgment of the court delivered on October 17, 2017.<\/p>\n
In a release signed by Mr. Unachukwu and made available to the press, he \u00a0said:\u00a0\u201c I thank\u00a0 NBA \u00a0President, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud ( SAN)\u00a0 respecting the rule of law by\u00a0 swearing\u00a0 me in as \u00a0Publicity Secretary as declared by the court.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201c This singular\u00a0 function he performed \u00a0at \u00a0the weekend\u00a0 in \u00a0obedience to \u00a0the rule of law by validating my election\u00a0 as the National Publicity of the NBA in obedience to court order \u00a0is victory for democracy and the rule of law, because it \u00a0reinforces \u00a0the motto of the NBA which is \u00a0\u201cpromoting the rule of law\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00a0If you love the rule of law to the extent that your motto is promoting it, \u00a0you must love it in all its ramifications. You cannot love it only when it provides the judgment you seek, no not at all, you must equally love it when the judgment is \u00a0against you also.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe event of\u00a0 the weekend \u00a0marks the beginning of a new phase in the life of our association as we close a chapter,\u00a0an avoidable ugly chapter \u00a0of rancor \u00a0and acrimony for that \u00a0matter, to \u00a0close ranks and \u00a0join hands \u00a0to \u00a0advance the course of our association. There is no victor, no vanquished, NBA is the winner.\u00a0 Above all, it\u00a0 was \u00a0a unique birthday gift to me by my professional association and Nigerian lawyers\u00a0 because\u00a0 I became a year older \u00a0on \u00a0November 25.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, I pledge my loyalty to the NBA,\u00a0to work with the President, the National Officers and the NEC \u00a0to assist the President in actualizing \u00a0his vision of a BraveNewBar \u00a0for us and uphold the finest ideals of the rule of law in\u00a0 our country.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce again I express my profound gratitude to my lawyers who represented\u00a0 me in courts, \u00a0Nigerian lawyers for their \u00a0kind support, your encouragement, your words of advice\u00a0 and \u00a0prayers for me while the case lasted in courts.<\/p>\n
I solicit your continued support during my tenure as National Publicity Secretary and thereafter,\u00a0 so that we contribute our\u00a0 quota\u00a0 to\u00a0 the development of our association- the\u00a0 NBA\u201d \u00a0Unachukwu stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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