Yemi Akangbe: I am Passionate about NBA Lagos Branch and I want to do My Part

NBA Lagos Branch chairmanship candidate, Yemi Akangbe has declared his passion for the bar, and has listed some of the practical ideas [pending the release of his manifesto] that he intends to put in place—with majority support and concurrence—if elected.

The Ideas

1. We will create a Career Development Center to serve as data hub and a platform for liaison between the unemployed or underemployed and potential employers. The Center will also be a repository for employment related information and will provide support for prospective law firm entrepreneurs.
2. We will enhance our CLE & Mentorship initiatives by establishing collaborations with training providers at no cost or at highly subsidized rates with a view to having our members obtain career defining certifications. We will start to digitize and preserve the content of our trainings in order that members can have access to these materials and content on an ongoing, call-off basis.
3. We will immediately set up a Law Firm Mentorship initiative and in this regard, we have obtained firm commitments from a number of experienced Law Firms who have agreed to provide effective and strategic mentorship for up-coming Law Firms
4. We will, on a regular basis and at no cost to our members, engage Consultants who will provide guidance to members on how to optimally structure their practices.
5. We will seek to enter into a relationship with health care providers and or HMOs to enable affordable enrollment of our members into a health insurance scheme.
6. We will immediately engage the judiciary on ideas relating to a more effective and efficient delivery of services.
7. We will agree on a clear agenda for our Young Lawyers Forum and provide the resources to enable the achievement of the set objectives.
8. We will establish an effective Secretariat that will engender ease of interaction between members and the branch.

My aim is simple and clear: to create platforms that will bring about the upliftment of our members by galvanizing the resourcesthat are readily available to us within the branch.

Together we will continue to raise the bar at the Premier Bar.