The exposure surrounding the NBA’s internal disputes on prime time news has been characterized as normal by the president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olumide Akpata, on the grounds that it demonstrates the NBA’s matters are important enough to warrant discussion.
According to Olumide Akpata, “the fact that the internal squabbles within the NBA is in the news simply depicts that the NBA Is gradually taking its pride of place,”
Akpata revealed this during the Pre Conference briefing for the 2022 Annual General Conference of the NBA held at the Eko Atlantic City in Victoria Island Lagos
He mentioned: “The Nigerian Bar Association has returned to its pride of place in national discuss and there is no way we could have done that without the press
“We are right now immersed in a few family quarrels
“I received a call drawing my attention to the news on Channels television about the internal issues in the NBA and wanted to know if I was worried, and I said to them the media is simply doing their job”
“What that tells me is that the NBA has returned to its pride of place to the extent that even when we have in-house issues it is worthy and important enough to attract attention and to be on prime time news.
For me, that was a very good sign that the job that we have been doing together as far as rebranding of the NBA is concerned has achieved the desired results
“The NBA is back, it has gotten its voice back, and there is no way we could have achieved this without the media; please accept my thanks ” he said
“We will not stop; we must continue to speak truth to power” he said
The president also urged the media to continue showing support in the reportage of developments as it affects the development of society
