NBA VP Clement Ugo Accuses YC Maikyau of Not Assigning Him Function, Replacing National Officers with Special Assistants…

NBA President, YC Maikyau doesn’t assign functions to me, replaces national officers with special assistants to branches – NBA Vice president Clement Ugo tells NEC Members.

ENigeria Newspaper reports that the 2nd Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Chukwuemeka Clement Ugo Esq has reported to the National Executive Council of the Association that the NBA President, YC Maikyau has refused and failed to assign any duty to him in the quarter preceding to the Pre-AGC quarterly NEC meeting held in Abuja and as such has no tangible report to present.

The NBA 2nd Vice President lamented to the NBA NEC that the NBA Present has appointed Special Assistants from Branches who has taken over the constitutional duties of elected officers.

“Within the period under review, I was not assigned any responsibility from the National Executive Council or National Executive Committee or the President as well as not mobilized to carry out the 2nd Vice President’s oversight role on branches as enshrined in Section 9 (5) (c) of the NBA 2015 Constitution as amended in 2021, within the Northern Region which the 2nd vice President has the exclusive zonal supervisory jurisdictional role to so perform.” , Mr Ugo told NEC Members.

“The quarter under review witnessed activities of the Association such as courtesy visits to notable national formations/agencies and offices, visits to late Jurists and colleagues, as well as the NBA Section on legal Practice Conference (SLP) which held on the 16th day of July through the 19th day of Jul, 2023 within my region of supervision.

Whilst the 2nd Vice President was never invited to join in any of the courtesy visits reasons best known to the President and as the only National Officer that resides in Abuja with the President, the SLP organizers recognized my role and accorded me due recognition hence I participated in all the activities, and the conference was a huge success.”

The NBA 2nd VP pleaded with the NEC to intervene and restore elected officials to their constitutional functions particularly for future National Officers.

He also asked the NEC to intervene in the case of DSS attack on NBA Bwari Branch Member, Maxwell Opara Esq.