The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has been called upon to refund the N300 million the River State Government paid for the hosting rights of the 2025 Annual General Conference.
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Etteh Ibas (retired), made the call in a Press briefing in Porthacourt today
It will be recalled that the NBA had previously reversed its decision to hold the event in Rivers State, citing the declaration of a state of emergency and the collapse of democratic structures in the state as reasons for moving the event to Enugu.
“While we respect the NBA’s right to choose its conference venues, we find it curious that the association—despite its ‘principled position’—has not addressed the refund of the N300 million already paid by the Rivers State Government for the hosting rights of the 2025 conference.” Ibas declared
He added, “If the NBA truly stands on principle, it should demonstrate the same integrity by promptly returning these funds rather than benefiting from a state it now publicly discredits.”
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