NBA President, National Officers And Senior Bar Members Appear In Court To Challenge RPC Amendment

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata in the company of other National Officers and Senior Members of the Bar appeared in the Suit initiated by the NBA Section on Legal Practice challenging the alleged unilateral amendment of the Rules of Professional Conduct by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN which came up for hearing this morning.

The Suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/77/22 between Incorporated Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association V. The Attorney General of the Federation was filed in January by the NBA-SLP before the Federal High Court, Abuja seeking the Court to declare the said amendment null and void.

The Lawyer reports in 2020 that Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, amended the provisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) and deleted provisions relating to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) “Stamp and Seal” provision, BPF for Government Lawyers.