Candidate for the office of Publicity Secretary in the forthcoming NBA Elections, Lawal Akorede Habeeb attended and addressed the Annual General Meeting of Enugu Branch of the NBA held on Friday 24/6/2022 at Enugu.
In his well received address to the members of the Branch, he was heard saying:
“While I am apparently young, I have over the years of service garnered massive experience in Publicity roles having served as Publicity Secretary of Asaba Branch and National Assistant Publicity Secretary of the NBA between 2018 and 2020.”
“In my role as your National Assistant Publicity Secretary, I initiated the setting up of the present toll free line at the NBA Secretariat. I am the first Nigerian Lawyer to pay his Bar Practice Fee online in 2019 and I had the privilege of designing the electronic BPF receipt to accommodate all the necessary details as present in bank tellers. I increased our social media presence, amongst other remarkable achievements.”
*”But this is not only about my past, it is about our future. And our future is here, particularly as Nigeria is preparing for elections in 2023. The citizens will look up to Lawyers as opinion leaders and to ensure that there is respect for the rule of law.”*
*”I understand these demands and as Publicity Secretary I’ll be committed to strong public engagement while continuously presenting an impressive and progressive image of the NBA.”*
The meeting also witnessed a change in the leadership of the Branch as the baton passed to a newly elected executive of the Branch led by CNN Nwagbara, Esq.
The meeting honoured the President of the NBA, Olumide Akpata who was physically present and whose speech as to the internal threats to the NBA resonated with members. Other attendees were the current National Financial Secretary of the NBA, Mr. Nnamdi Anagor and Governor of Eeastern Bar Forum, Mr. Uba Anene.
