New governor of Lagos state to partner NBA-SBL towards 13th annual business law conference
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo- Olu has pledged his unalloyed support to the Council of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SBL) and members of the Conference Planning Committee (CPC) of the 13th Annual Business Law Conference, towards the success of the forthcoming conference.
Sanwo- Olu who made this pledge while speaking to a delegation of the NBA-SBL at his office, stated that his government was happy at the possibility of a collaboration with the Section on Business Law.
He said, “We would love to partner with the NBA-SBL for value addition to the system and governance process; and also towards achieving global competitiveness.”
Sanwo-olu thus assured the NBA-SBL of the support of Lagos State government towards the success of the conference.
Congratulating the governor and his deputy, Dr. Femi Hamzat on their victory at the recently con
cluded general elections, the NBASBL Chairman, Seni Adio, SAN who led the delegation, thanked the duo for their warm reception, expressing hope that the collaboration between the NBA-SBL and the state government will be greatly impactful not only to the state but to members of the NBA Section on Business Law.
Other members of the delegation were the Vice Chairman of the NBASBL, Ayuli Jemide; Chairman of the Conference Planning Dr. Adeoye Adefulu; Chairman Fund Raising Sub-committee, Babasola Alokolaro, Council Member, Chinyere Okorocha and the Section’s Administrator, Endurance Uhumuavbi.
Dr. Adefulu informed the governor and his Deputy, Dr. Hamzat of the 2019 theme: “Growth, Investment and Employment: Beyond Rhetoric”, adding that the conference would focus on the factors, steps and actions required to ensure economic growth, increased rate of investment and employment in Nigeria.
“The role of legal practitioners and the opportunities for business growth and professional capacity development would also form a major thrust of discussions,” he said.
Sharing a brief outline of the programme, the Conference Chair stated further, that the Conference would be a unique opportunity for the government, multilateral institutions and investors, the private sector to discuss frankly, on strategies to attract the right kind of growth and investment into the Nigerian economy.
According to him, there would be a session where discussants would attempt a ‘triage’ on the Nigerian economy, There would also be a debate session on whether sexual harassment in the work place is prevalent in Nigeria; as well as a session on Health, Security and Education (HSE), amongst several others.
Expressing the importance of collaborative effort, the Vice Chair of the Section, Ayuli Jemide urged the Governor-elect to identify areas where the NBA-SBL could be of assistance to the Lagos State Government and that the NBA-SBL would be willing to help, particularly in the area of training which he said would hone the skills of Lagos state law officers as well as their capacity for operational efficiency. This, he said, the NBA-SBL would do at no cost.