The Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim has stated that contrary to the assertions in some quarters that the invitation extended to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyemson Wike by NBA for the forthcoming Annual General Conference, should be withdrawn like that of Kaduna Gov. El-Rufai, he noted that such is a misplaced contention.

Meanwhile, he stated that the Governor is a legal practitioner and a member of the body of benchers and as such, as of right, he can attend any programme of NBA with or without invitation.

“His Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike, does not need anybody’s permission to attend a programme of the NBA. He is a member of the body of benchers and a seasoned legal practitioner.” He said.

Legaldeskng recalls that in recent times, there has been call on the NBA from some quarters to withdraw the invitation extended to Gov. Wike and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo from attending the NBA Virtual AGC, putting forth several reasons.