NBA Launches Probe Against Randy Dean, Erring Members
By Edem ITA
In a bid to weed out bad eggs with tendencies of denting the image of legal profession, the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has inaugurated an adhoc committee saddled with the task of investigating the allegations of sexual assault against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon.
Members of the committee comprise the NBA 1st Vice President, Linda Rose Bala, Assistant General Secretary, Daniel Kip, Chairperson of NBA Women’s Forum and the Chairman of the NBA Calabar Branch.
The NBA has also filed petitions against the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari and a young lawyer of Aba Branch of the body,wildly known as “the Baddest lawyer” on social media, Ifunanya Excel Grant.
Findings revealed that while Yunusa-Ari is due to face the Probe Panel over his ignoble role in illegally declaring the result of the supplementary 2023 governorship election in Adamawa State while votes were still being counted, the complaints against Miss Ifunanya revolved around her penchant for posting semi nude pictures of herself along with video of her smoking marijuana on the social media.
A statement issued on Saturday by the National Publicity Secretary of NBA, Akorede Habeeb Lawal, revealed that the decision was endorsed by the National Executive Committee of the body during her recent monthly meeting presided over by its President, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau and attended by all national officers.
The statement stated, “The NBA NEC subsequently empanelled an ad-hoc committee comprising the 1st Vice President of the NBA, Mrs. Linda Rose Bala, the Assistant General Secretary of the NBA, Mr. Daniel Kip, Chairperson of NBA Women’s Forum and the Chairman of the NBA Calabar Branch, to investigate the allegations against the university lecturer.
“You may also be aware of the recent media report of the attempted bribe of Justice Flora Azinge of the National Assembly and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano. The NBA has, by a letter dated August 16, 2023, formally requested His Lordship to avail the NBA of further details in this regard to enable investigation into this allegation.
