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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday urged Taraba
State Governor Danbaba Suntai to address the House of Assembly in person
if he is indeed healthy enough to resume official duties.
The association took the position during its Annual General Meeting
at the ongoing Annual General Conference in Calabar, Cross River State
capital.
It said the controversy over the governor’s health status is capable
of creating constitutional and political crisis in the state.
NBA said reports that there are “pseudo-governors” in Taraba should
be cleared once and for all to restore the people’s faith in governance.
NBA President Okey Wali (SAN) said: “The governor should address the
House of Assembly. If he does not address the House, then it means he
is not there.”
On indiscipline among lawyers, Wali said NBA in May this year barred
five lawyers and suspended two for five years after its disciplinary
committee concluded 22 of 41 cases before it.
“We are determined to deal with corruption and indiscipline at the
Bar. I am sorry to say that more (disbarrments) are on the way.
“Some of our colleagues have turned themselves to conduits of all
sorts, hobnobbing with clients and, with respect, some judicial officers
to subvert the rule of law.
“We are determined to return the legal profession to its past glory.
The message is clear: it is no longer business as usual,” Wali said.
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