[DOWNLOAD] New NBA Constitution, 2021; Plus, Highlights Of Salient Provisions

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has released the new approved constitution of the Association. The Constitution adopted on the 29th October, 2021.

Among the important provisions in the new constitution are:

1. To be a member of the NBA, you must be registered as a member where you have office and/or reside provided that any member who resides or practices outside the country may register in any branch of his choice.

2. Branch NEC Representative (NEC Rep) position abrogated.

3. Young lawyers now have representation in NEC- 15 members.

4. Co-opted members in NEC reduced from 180 to 150.

5. The chairmen of young lawyers forum in the branches to now be co-opted members of executive committees of branches.

6. All past vice chairmen to now be statutory members of advisory committees of branches.

7. Decisions of election committee is no longer final, same is now subject to appeal to an appeals committee.

8. Where the chairman of a branch refuses to give a letter of good standing to a member, the national exco may give same.

9. NEC is now known as National Executive Council instead of National Executive Committee.

10. Lawyers in public office can now aspire to national offices except that of the President, 1st Vice President and the General Secretary.

11. Office of Financial Secretary scrapped.

12. National Secretariat Management Committee to be constituted only of General Secretary, National Treasurer and National Welfare Secretary.

13. Diaspora members must register with a branch and exempted from the requirement of residence or practice within a branch.

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