The Nigerian Bar Association has withdrawn its invitation to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as one of the speakers in its forthcoming conference.
The announcement was made via the association’s Twitter handle, days after some lawyers protested against the inclusion of the Kaduna state Governor in NBA’s speakers’ list.
The tweet which confirmed withdrawal of the invitation to Governor El-Rufai read; “The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing meeting resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, H.E. Nasir El-Rufai by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn and decision communicated to the Governor.”
Igbere TV recall that El-Rufai’s inclusion as a speaker at the conference caused an uproar among lawyers with hundreds of lawyers signing an online petition against it.
The NEC voted to withdraw the invitation already extended to the governor for failing in his duties as Kaduna Governor, and particularly his statement around the Southern Kaduna Security Crisis.
