New NBA president 'must raise the bar' - Group | Premium Times Nigeria

The newly elected president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Facebook page of Mr Akpata], Olumide Akpata, should elevate the Bar’s role in defining the delivery of justice in Nigeria, Access to Justice, an advocacy group, has said.

“Mr Akpata must ensure that the Bar is not anymore a bit-part player in the scheme of things, but an important lever in shaping policy – both national and judicial – in things affecting the administration of justice and the rule of law,” said Joseph Otteh, executive director, Access to Justice.

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