Kalu Tasks NBA, Lawyers on Adherence to Rule of Law

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and legal practitioners to adhere strictly to the rule of law, saying that doing otherwise will open the society up for chaos.

Kalu stated this on Tuesday when the President of the NBA, Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, paid him a visit at his office.

Kalu in a statement issued Wednesday by his Special Assistant, Press Affairs, Udora Orizu, encouraged the NBA to ensure that they contribute to nation building through various channels of leadership.

He said: “You have the intellectual prowess and presence to excel in the position and you have been doing us proud since your emergence. We don’t have any regrets. Like you rightly pointed out, there’s a role for us all in nation building.

“As lawyers, we know that law governs anything we do and in the absence of law, you are opening the society up for chaos. We will become what we want to be when everyone carries his brick to build it. There’s a brick for everyone to carry, the government and the citizens alike.”

The Deputy Speaker assured the NBA of his attendance at the upcoming 63rd Annual General Conference of the NBA, scheduled to hold in Abuja from 25th of August to 1st of September 2023.

Earlier, President of the NBA told Kalu that he came to congratulate him on his emergence as Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives.

While expressing his confidence in Kalu’s ability to carryout the demands of the office, he urged him to attend the 63rd Annual General Conference of the NBA, scheduled to hold in Abuja from 25th of August to 1st of September 2023.

“It’s such an honor to be here, it’s such a great privilege to visit you, interact with you, at this level of our growth. Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu is my classmate, we sat together in the same class when we did our residency at Oxford. That was the time when our bonding started. Of course we’ve been colleagues but we never had the opportunity, ever since then we have kept the relationship.

“I have watched the trajectory of his growth in this profession. A growth that’s characterized by integrity, professionalism and the dexterity that you’ve brought to bear in the representation of your people. The Nigerian Bar Association cannot be luckier than it is now to have you at this time. It’s such an honor and privilege. When we met several years back I didn’t know that this is where we will find ourselves. I know you also owe all of this to God Almighty”, Maikyau said.