Governor el-Rufai
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has withdrawn its invitation to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to attend its 2020 Annual General Conference.
The NBA made this known via a tweet from its official handle on Thursday.
The tweet reads: “The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing meeting resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, H.E. Nasir El-Rufai by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn and decision communicated to the Governor.”
The decision by NBA is said to be a result of protests from some lawyers.
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