Following AGF amendment of sections 9 to 13 of the rules guiding the professional conduct of lawyers in the country by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, yesterday said the body would meet with the AGF and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), over the purported amendment of the Rules of Professional Conduct of lawyers. He said only the General Council of the Bar (Bar Council) could alter the rule.
By the amendment, it’s no longer mandatory for lawyers to be part of NBA, or to attach NBA stamp and seal on their court processes to make such valid.
However, reacting to the development, Akpata, who noted that he has been receiving several calls and texts messages on the issue, said the new leadership would take up the matter with the minister.
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