The National Executive of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) together with other members of the NBA within the Federal Capital will meet with the Leadership of the National Assembly on Monday the 19th of April, 2021 in solidarity with JUSUN to fastrack the implementation of Financial Autonomy for State Judiciary.

All practicing lawyers within the Federal Capital are advised to be dressed formally for the Solidarity visit at the National Assembly.

All members of the NBA are to note that the departure time for a meeting is 9 PM prompt and members are strongly advised to be present.

In a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, the NBA noted that it is in ” pursuance of the directives of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata that all NBA branches should visit Governors within their States to demand for the compliance of the provisions of Section 121(3) of the Constitution; and to that effect, the leadership of the branches in the FCT (Abuja branch, Bwari branch, and Gwagwalada branch) has decided that all lawyers practicing in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in solidarity with the presidential directive should converge at the NBA National Secretariat at Muhammadu Buhari Way, Abuja to visit the leadership of the National Assembly on Monday the 19th day of April, 2021″.

Recall that the Judiciary Union Staff of Nigeria has been on strike for the past two weeks demanding the implementation of Financial Autonomy for State Judiciary, a struggle which the NBA has thrown its weight behind.