NBA PRESIDENT MEETS SENATE PRESIDENT, URGES ACTION ON JUDICIAL REMUNERATION BILL

NBA President Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau and Senate President Godswill Akpabio

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, yesterday held a closed-door meeting with the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The meeting at the Senate President’s office was primarily focused on the need for the National Assembly to urgently transmit the Judicial Remuneration Bill recently passed by the National Assembly to President Bola Tonubu for his assent.

Also present at the meeting were Olawale Fapohunda, SAN, Chairman of the NBA Committee on Judicial Remuneration and Conditions of Service and former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekiti State; Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, Chairperson of the 2024 Annual General Conference Planning Committee; and Amina Kaoje Suleiman, Alternate Chairperson of the Conference Planning Committee.

NBA President Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau and Senate President Godswill Akpabio
NBA President Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau and Senate President Godswill Akpabio
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The judicial remuneration bill seeks to improve the salaries and allowances of judicial offices across all courts in Nigeria. Since its inception, the NBA leadership under the Presidency of YC Maikyau SAN has prioritized the welfare of judicial officers. Judicial remuneration has not been reviewed in over a decade. This has led to frequent calls by justice sector stakeholders for urgent intervention.

According to sources in the Senate President’s office, Senator Akpabio assured the NBA delegation of the Senate’s commitment to expeditiously transmit the Judicial Remuneration Bill to the Presidency. The Senate President acknowledged the judiciary’s importance to Nigeria’s democracy and underscored the need for its financial independence.

Other issues discussed at the meeting included the upcoming 64th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association and the need for lawyers in the National Assembly to participate actively.

A group photo of the NBA delegation with the Senate President.
Senator Godswill Akpabio addressed the NBA delegation, expressing his support for the Judicial Remuneration Bill.
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