March 29, 2024

Eastern Bar Forum Honours Governor Wike, Commends NBA Calabar Branch over Doggedness in the Face of Illegality

The Nigerian Bar Association, Eastern Bar Forum, EBF, this morning at the opening session of her last quarterly meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, honoured the Governor of the State, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wilke with an award for his continuous support to the Forum and the Nigerian Bar in general.

The award was presented by the 19th President of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA), Chief O.C.J Okocha, MFR , SAN, DSSRS, JP, to the Governor, who was ably represented by the State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Sir Professor Zacheaus Adango.

The Governor of the Forum, Soseipreye Long Williams in his Welcome Address condemned the Cross Rivers State Government and commended the leadership and members of the Calabar branch of the NBA, led by Paul Ebiala, Ph.D for standing up against what the Forum described as a ”macabre drama” by the Cross River State Government who set up and inaugurated the State Judicial Service Commission in flagrant breach of the enabling and extant laws.

He urged the Cross River State Government to urgently take steps to correct this infraction and return the State to he cherished part glory.

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