Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the recent Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference as a “flop”, accusing the association’s leadership of playing politics instead of focusing on issues affecting the legal profession.
Wike stated this during a media chat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he also questioned the legacy the current NBA president would leave behind.
“Instead of concentrating on issues affecting the NBA, they started playing politics,” Wike said.
He said he had told the current NBA president why he did not support her, expressing concern over the decision to invite a former governor whom he accused of chaining and locking up the courts for almost two years.
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“I will tell the NBA president: what would you say will be your legacy? As the Minister of the FCT, what would I say I have done?” he said.
Wike added, “I told
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