Ilorin NBA donates cars to “young” members
Today, history was made at the Ilorin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as the association donates new cars to young legal practitioners.
The two cars, worth N3.5 million, were handed over to Okegbenro Bodunde Oluwatoyin and Abdulkadir Abdulwaheed — who are equally members of the Young Lawyers’ Forum of the branch — by the state Chief Judge, Justice Saidu Durosinlohun Kawu, after winning the Chief Wole Olainipekun SAN’s raffle draw.
The lawyers also received N70,000 each for the fuel and maintainace of the vehicles.
While speaking with THE INFORMANT247, the raffle draw winners betrayed emotions as they burst into tears, appreciating God as well as the legal body for deeming it fit to carry out the project.
Meanwhile, the NBA also launched a digital library and gymnastic centre worth N4million and N10million respectively.
The chairman of the branch, Muhammed Ayoola Akande, while speaking with THE INFORMANT247, said the quest to make legal practice comfortable for members of the branch, especially the young wigs, informed the gesture.
He added that he has been able to make impact by doing what has never been done in the history of NBA.
Akande said, “I wish I could do more, for every legal animal, you must be ready to make history which can only be achieved by doing what has never been done. Two years ago, when I came on board, I had a slogan then that ‘Ilorin Bar, new age’. Ilorin NBA is now digitalised.
“I can say authoritatively, none of the more than 130 branch of the NBA has e-library and gym centre, the judiciary will learn from us just as the CJ has said. Work is now made easy even at this coronavirus period with the e-library.”
Speaking further on his achievement, Akande said he has been able to use his tenure to mend cracking walls in the Bar and also avert crisis that would have impacted negatively on the NBA.
Mallam Yusuf Olaolu Ali SAN, who commisioned the digital library, however, called for oneness among members of the branch as a way of ensuring growth and discipline in the legal practise.
Ali, who made allusion to when he was serving his principal years back, said he ensured solid relationship with his colleagues, despite engaging in all manners of arguments in court.
He said, “We make all manners of arguments in court, that could have literally affected our relationship but, after the proceedings, we still meet at the bar chat.
“Life is more beautiful than keeping malice, grudges, we should learn to maintain oneness, cases will go, but relationship will remain”.
On his part, the Chief Judge of Kwara State urged the legal practitioners to ensure judicious use of the facility and shun all manners of acrimonies.
