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Dare Akande, candidate for the 2nd vice-president of the Nigerian Bar Association graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University in1990 and was called to the Bar in 1991.
Between 1991 and 1992, he was the Legal Adviser to Fika Local Government in Yobe State. He worked with the Law Firm of Babatunde Oshilaja & Co between 1992 and 1993. Between 1993 and 1997, he was with the Law Firm of Erasmus Bola Baderinwa & Co as Deputy Head of Chambers before setting up His own Law Office of Dare Akande & Co. in Ikeja.
At the Ikeja branch, he teamed up with other Progressive minded friends to effect a change of leadership of the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association by bringing in a people oriented executive that’s how he earned the name leader because of nthe positive role he made to build up Ikeja branch to a foremost and amiable branch.
He severed at various times as member of the Welfare committee, the Human Rights Committee , the Continuous Legal Education Committee, and the Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture / Symposium Committee of the branch. He served at various times as the Secretary of the Human Rights Committee, Professional Ethics & Disciplinary Committee and the Welfare Committee of the branch.
He was the Chairman of the Pro Bono Committee, Judicial Ethics & Monitoring Committee, Human Rights Committee and the Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture / Symposium Committee of the Ikeja branch. Served as member of the Local Organizing Committee of the NBA Annual conference held in Lagos. member of the Conference Planning Committee of the NBA annual conference held in Port Harcourt in 2006. member of the NBA Committee on zoning of national offices.
He served as a member of the Constitutional Review and Law Reform Committee of the NBA. At the executive level of the branch he served as the Publicity Secretary and the 1st Vice Chairman of the Ikeja branch.
He was appointed a member of the Committee on the Review of the Lagos State Rent Edict in 2002 , and a member of the Public Complaints and Training Committee of the Lagos State Judiciary 2010-2012 and 2014-2017.
In all the positions he has been opportuned to serve , whether at the branch or the national level of the Nigerian Bar Association, or governmental level, his a performance creditably and used the opportunities to garner experience for a day like this.
He would love to bring same experience to the national NBA as 2nd vice-president
