Ubani: NBA Requires a lot of Reforms to Run Efficiently
The Immediate Past 2nd Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Monday Ubani, has said that the Bar Association with over 120 branches all over the country, is a complex institution and requires a lot of reforms to run it efficiently.
Ubani said presently, the NBA Constitution has made it the President and the General Secretary's Affairs, and where you have these two persons as wrong individuals; the body will be in a total mess.
He disclosed this, in his bowing out message titled, ‘Ubani and Others Bow Out of Office in NBA’.
Ubani, who is also the former Chairman of NBA Ikeja, stressed the need for a total reform in the Association.
“NBA with over 120 branches all over the country, is a complex institution, and requires a lot of reforms to run it efficiently.
“Presently the constitution of NBA has made it the President and the General Secretary's affairs, and where you have these two persons as wrong individuals, the Body will be in a total mess.
“Having observed these lapses, I will push for a total reform, especially with the new opportunity now given to to the membership, to look into the constitution in a comprehensive manner.
“The first intervention every member should be interested in, in order to save the Association,
is the Electoral Process. The present procedure is faulty, and susceptible to manipulation and fraud. 2016 and 2018 elections have produced multiple cases in court, and no matter how we want to rationalise it or vilify those who have gone to court to seek redress, the present electoral system is faulty, and needs urgent review and redress from the leadership and membership. Our constitution prescribes E-Voting and not I-Voting.
“There is a difference between Electronic Voting and Internet Voting, which is the one we have employed two times, with its attendant hitches and terrible glitches. I will post an article below on the difference between the two.
“I thank God the Almighty for all the travelling mercies and protection for all the two years I was in the office, and we pray that the new leadership will take the Bar to another higher and better level”, he added.