After a heated virtual election in the Nigerian Bar Association that recieve million followers and impressions on the social media world which saw the emergence of Barr Olumide Akpata as the president elect of the Nigerian Bar Association. The NBA under the leadership of Chief Paul Usoro SAN, is organizing her 60th edition conference which represents a novel platform for knowledge exchange on the continent as it intends to brings together world leaders, political & business icons, judges, lawyers, policy makers, civil society to discuss and bring implementation on the theme - AM I A NIGERIAN - A DEBATE ON NATIONAL IDENTITY, THE INDIGENESHIP - CITIZENSHIP CONUNDRUM.
The special conference is targeted at telling the Nigerian story and it promises to be very educative, entertaining and exciting with plenary sessions, interactive panels, questions and answers segment having speakers and panelist spanning from Federal & State representatives, UN agencies, key experts, civil society and host of others.
The NBA virtual conference, which holds from August 24-26, 2020, is expected to have -
KEY SPEAKERS :
Prof Yemi Osibanjo SAN, GCON,
Vice President Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Rt Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila,
Speaker, House of Representatives.
Hon Justice Tanko Muhammad CFR
Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR
Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Gov Nyesom Wike
Executive Governor of Rivers State.
Mallam Nasiru El Rufia
Executive Governor of Kaduna State whose name was on the early hours of today removed from the list of key speakers.
And a host of others.
See next post on why the Kaduna state Governor's name was removed from the list of key speakers. 😉