The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) will hold its 2027 Annual General Conference in Abuja, the association’s newly elected president, Badejo-Okusanya, has announced.
She said preparations for the conference would commence immediately, while details such as the theme and composition of the Annual General Conference Planning Committee would be announced in due course.
“The work starts now. We will gather there not merely for another conference, but to take stock of our progress, deepen our knowledge, strengthen our bonds, and prepare us all for the future of legal practice,” she said.
The NBA president also urged members to hold her administration accountable, acknowledging that previous administrations had made promises that were not always fulfilled.
“I don’t ask you for blind faith. I ask you to hold us to account,” she said.
“Our administration will consolidate what works, repair what doesn’t, and build what the future demands.”
Badejo-Okusanya, who said she was called to the legal profession in 2002, described her election as president as another stage in the continuation of leadership within the association.
She expressed gratitude to past NBA leaders and pledged to serve the association faithfully.
“When our tenure ends, may it not be said merely that a woman became president. May it be said that the bar became better; that lawyers became protected and empowered.
“May it be said that we restored faith in what collective professional leadership can achieve. May it be said that we helped our members earn better, live better, and practice better.
“May it be said that we put members first and we delivered. May it be said that we left the association stronger than we met it.”
She concluded her address with a call for unity and collective action.
“The time for action is now. The work begins today. Let us build it together,” she declared.