The demand follows the NBA’s decision to relocate the conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu, citing constitutional violations in Rivers State under the emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described the N300 million received from the Rivers State government as a gift, not payment for hosting rights for its 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC).
This clarification was made in a statement by Emeka Obegolu, chairman of the AGC planning committee, amid rising controversy following the NBA’s decision to move the conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu.
The association further explained that past conferences had been supported by various state governments and organizations as part of corporate social responsibility efforts.
“Recent NBA conferences have been supported by different state governments, corporate organizations, ministries, departments and agencies whose budgets accommodate corporate social responsibilities and share the same vision with NBA,” the statement continued.
“Such financial supports are in the form of gifts, partnerships or sponsorships. The money from Rivers State was a gift and was not tied to any purported hosting right for the NBA AGC.”
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described the N300 million received from the Rivers State government as a gift, not payment for hosting rights for its 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC).
This clarification was made in a statement by Emeka Obegolu, chairman of the AGC planning committee, amid rising controversy following the NBA’s decision to move the conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu.
The association further explained that past conferences had been supported by various state governments and organizations as part of corporate social responsibility efforts.
“Recent NBA conferences have been supported by different state governments, corporate organizations, ministries, departments and agencies whose budgets accommodate corporate social responsibilities and share the same vision with NBA,” the statement continued.
“Such financial supports are in the form of gifts, partnerships or sponsorships. The money from Rivers State was a gift and was not tied to any purported hosting right for the NBA AGC.”
300 millions gift? 😌😌😌
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ReplyDelete300 million tinubu naira faa, God!
ReplyDeleteNBA should refund the N300m to the Rivers State Government.
ReplyDeleteNa democratically elected government give NBA the money, no be sole administrator. When democratically elected government return to Rivers state, then go return their money to them.
ReplyDeleteWow! #300 M
ReplyDelete300 Hundred Million Gift Faaa
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Hmmmmmm 300 million naira
ReplyDeleteA gift is a gift.pls this lba is this part of his job?
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ReplyDeleteNigeria!
Continual wastage everywhere. Just wasting without any accountability
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