“THIS IS A VERY CRUCIAL MONTH IN THE HISTORY OF OUR PROFESSION”- OLUMIDE AKPATA WISHES ALL LAWYERS A HAPPY NEW MONTH
Frontline Presidential Candidate for the Office of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata, has wished the legal community a happy new month. In a statement he made this morning, he welcomed everyone to the second half of the year, and urged that people do not despair, regardless of how the first half of the year seems to have gone.
He said “I am delighted to welcome you all to the month of July, a significant month, first because it is proof that as a nation and as an Association, we can weather the storm. In spite of the menace of the pandemic, the oil war and the economic crunch, we are here in the second half of the year, in the month of July. I am both happy and thankful that we all made it”
He went ahead to speak about the upcoming elections “This is a very crucial month in the history of our profession as we collectively take a decision towards Making The Bar Work For All. We have come very far in this quest, and we are at the edge of the precipice- we can only move forward. In the coming days, let us- in unity and sincerity of heart and purpose- stay in high spirits as we all put hands on deck for transformational leadership. Let us remember that at the end of the day, all of our devotion and commitment is for the betterment of the Bar, and in that vein, let us keep sharing the good news of a Bar that works for All.
Happy New Month
OLUMIDE AKPATA”
