This is contained in a letter dated 7th day of April, 2021 addressed to Mr. Olumide Akpata, President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Below read the full text of Gadzama’s letter:
J-K/ABJ/NBA/APP/04/21
Wednesday, 7 th April, 2021.
Mr. Olumide Akpata,
President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),
National Secretariat, NBA House,
Plot 1101 Mohammadu Buhari Way,
Central Business District,
Abuja.
Dear Sir,
MY APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN, MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE BODY OF
BENCHERS (BOB)
On Thursday, 25th March, 2021, the undersigned had the privilege of being appointed
Chairman of the Mentorship Committee of the Body of Benchers (BOB). The
Mentorship Committee of the BOB is charged with the responsibility of promoting the
values and skills that are crucial to excellence in the legal profession, and is committed
to ensuring that these skills are transmitted to the coming generations of lawyers.
I understand that this is an interest that the BOB shares with the Nigerian Bar
Association (NBA), which, under your leadership, has demonstrated a clear
commitment to raising both ethical and professional standards at the Bar. The NBA has
made laudable strides on its own, and I am convinced that even more spectacular
achievements will follow if it collaborates with the Committee – and by extension, BOB
– in discharging this mandate.
I look forward to working together with the NBA under your leadership, along with the
Young Lawyers Forum, in the effort to raise ever higher the professional standards of
our noble profession.
Thank you for your kind cooperation, and please accept the assurances of my highest
esteem.
Yours faithfully,
Signed
Joe-Kyari Gadzama, OFR, MFR, SAN.
JOM/SJA
CC:
Mr. Tobi Adebowale,
The Chairman,
Young Lawyers Forum
National Secretariat, NBA House,
Plot 1101 Mohammadu Buhari Way,
Central Business District,
Abuja.
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