The immediate past Chairman of the NBA Section of Business Law (NBA-SBL) Olumide Akpata has congratulated the current Council of the Section, led by Chairman Seni Adio, SAN, on the phenomenal growth so far recorded by the Corporate Counsel Committee of the NBA-SBL.

Mr Akpata was speaking while delivering a Goodwill Message at GC Connect- a Cocktail event’ organised by the Corporate Counsel Committee of the NBA-SBL, held on Thursday, 30th January, 2020 in Victoria Island Lagos.

It will be recalled that the Corporate Counsel Committee of the NBA-SBL was established during Mr. Akpata’s tenure as Chairman of the Section and the Committee has continued to make significant strides through the provision of diverse platforms for the continued professional development of in-house lawyers.

Speaking at the event, Mr Akpata explained that the idea behind the establishment of the Committee was borne out of the need to ensure that the interests of in-house Counsel, who are a very important segment of the legal profession, are adequately catered for by the Section and indeed the NBA noting that their contribution to the profession cannot be overemphasized and ought to be duly recognized.

He went on to state that “those at the helm of affairs in our profession must understand that it consists of many component parts which are of equal importance and those who make up these component parts of the profession, including in-house Counsel, must be duly considered and carried along when decisions affecting the profession are being made.”