[FULL LIST] Fair Pay For Lawyers: NBA Sets Up 129 Committees To Implement New Remuneration Order
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has constituted Remuneration Committees in all 129 branches nationwide, following a resolution by its National Executive Council (NEC) during an extraordinary meeting on April 20, 2024, in Yola, Adamawa State.
The committees, each consisting of five members, including a chairman and a secretary, will be responsible for implementing the Legal Practitioners Remuneration Order, 2023, at the branch level.
In a notice dated May 26, 2024, NBA President, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, announced the constitution of the committees and their mandate to ensure fair compensation for legal practitioners in accordance with the Remuneration Order. The order, which came into effect in 2023, aims to establish a standardized and transparent remuneration system for legal professionals in Nigeria.
To equip the committee members with the necessary knowledge and tools to carry out their duties effectively, the NBA also announced plans to hold a workshop on the Remuneration Order, 2023. The workshop, scheduled for a later date, will provide a platform for committee members to familiarize themselves with the order’s provisions and discuss strategies for its successful implementation.
Maikyau thanked the committee members for accepting the call to serve and urged all NBA members to cooperate with the committees in their efforts to ensure fair remuneration for legal practitioners. He emphasized the importance of the Remuneration Order in promoting the welfare of legal professionals and advancing the legal profession in Nigeria.
The constitution of the Remuneration Committees and the upcoming workshop demonstrate the NBA’s commitment to addressing the long-standing issue of inadequate compensation for legal practitioners. As the committees begin their work, legal professionals across the country can anticipate a more equitable and transparent remuneration system that acknowledges and rewards their contributions to the justice system.
The NBA’s proactive approach to implementing the Remuneration Order is expected to have a positive impact on the legal profession and serve as an example for other professional bodies in Nigeria.
Branch S/No Name Designation
ABA 1 Ebere Josephat Uzoatu
ABA 2 Nwabueze I. Nwankwo
ABA 3 Emmanuel C. Adighibe
ABA 4 John Okorie Johnson
ABA 5 Chinagorom Kingsley Anyanwu
ABAKALIKI 1 Stephen U. Nwankwo
ABAKALIKI 2 Sampson Imeze Ekigbo
ABAKALIKI 3 Matthias Nwudor Imakwu
ABAKALIKI 4 Nnaemeka Nwambam
ABAKALIKI 5 Chigozie Cyprian Nwankwo
ABEOKUTA 1 Oluwaseun Daniel Shangotola
ABEOKUTA 2 K. K. Alausa
ABEOKUTA 3 O. I. Omomeyin
ABEOKUTA 4 Olalekan Akintola
ABEOKUTA 5 Abiodun Aboaba
ABUJA 1 Chief Gordy Uche, SAN Chairman
ABUJA 2 Arubaleze Ekene Gerald Secretary
ABUJA 3 Jennifer Ben-Agande
ABUJA 4 Dr. Chinedu Obienu
ABUJA 5 Musa Danladi
ADO-EKITI 1 Omidoyin Taiye Joshua
ADO-EKITI 2 Afolabi, Gboyega Ayodeji
ADO-EKITI 3 Akinyemi Emmanuella M.
ADO-EKITI 4 Temidayo Peter Akeredolu
ADO-EKITI 5 Tosin Ezekiel Ayo
AFIKPO 1 Ogbonnaya Okoro Amos
AFIKPO 2 Kelechi Okpani Egwu
AFIKPO 3 Kingsley Egwu Eluu
AFIKPO 4 Adams Oboke
AFIKPO 5 Nnachi Sunday Oko
AGBOR 1 Efe Saturday Ighodalo
AGBOR 2 Ihator Monday Hayes
AGBOR 3 Egwali Jimoh
AGBOR 4 Ugbotor Isioma Daniel
AGBOR 5 Endurance Osi Okojie
AGUATA 1 Ezekwe, Gabriel Ifeanyi
AGUATA 2 Idenyi, Chukwu Kingsley
AGUATA 3 Oluoba, Sylvester Ifeanyi
AGUATA 4 S. I. Oluoba
AGUATA 5 Joseph Obinna Madueke
AHOADA 1 Chairman Ihua-Maduenyi
AHOADA 2 Jerome Chimenim Wisdom
AHOADA 3 Living Gifton Jamala
AHOADA 4 Adienbo Odighonin Nwadighi
AHOADA 5 Solomon Chituru Ebeku, PhD
AKURE 1 Fasanmi Ibukun Oluwasegun
AKURE 2 Sunday M. Ojibo
AKURE 3 Oluwanike Victoria Omotayo
AKURE 4 Joshua Sebiotimo
AKURE 5 Ibukun Oluwasegun Fasanmi
ASABA 1 Dr Peter A. Mrakpor, SAN Chairman
ASABA 2 Dr Judith Ejiro Jessah Secretary
ASABA 3 Tosan Mene
ASABA 4 Benjamin Osoh
ASABA 5 Peter Oghenerukevwe Ijabor
AUCHI 1 Akuri Abdulmalik Afegbua
AUCHI 2 Ade David Okun
AUCHI 3 Sunday Iyemiakhe
AUCHI 4 Mamudu A. Garuba
AUCHI 5 Noble G. O. Okhidemeh
AWKA 1 Amaka Ezeno
AWKA 2 Onyeka Christiana Aduma
AWKA 3 Onyekaa Kelechi Emmanuel
AWKA 4 Ms Ify Kachi
AWKA 5 Obiora Uchenna Daniel
BADAGRY 1 Oluwalambe Ajadi Matthew
BADAGRY 2 Fasae Olufemi Oluyemi
BADAGRY 3 Robinson Alaekwe
BADAGRY 4 Uju Okafor
BADAGRY 5 John Setome Wusu
BAUCHI 1 Tsuwa Matthias Aondohemba
BAUCHI 2 Rufa’i Alhaji Muhammed
BAUCHI 3 Zainab Yusuf Zwall
BAUCHI 4 Nasiru Abubakar
BAUCHI 5 Umar B. Babayo
BENIN 1 Hilary Enemaku
BENIN 2 Leonard Osa-Uwagie
BENIN 3 Charles Aideyan
BENIN 4 Elema Ivie Fidelis
BENIN 5 Dennis Imuetinyan Osaretin
BIRNIN KEBBI 1 Bagudu Umar Abubakar
BIRNIN KEBBI 2 Aminu Kalgo Umar
BIRNIN KEBBI 3 Zainab Muhammad Jabbo
BIRNIN KEBBI 4 A. A. Fingilla
BIRNIN KEBBI 5 Garba Abubakar Shehu
BIU 1 Yuguda Ghaji Bello
BIU 2 Joy Musa Kwatamdia
BIU 3 Tijjani Saidu
BIU 4 Bunu Mallam Abubakar
BIU 5 Hassan Inuwa
BORI 1 Golden Leson Awi
BORI 2 Blessing Osaro Obahor
BORI 3 Benjamin Tambari Nwi-ue
BORI 4 Idris Shehu
BORI 5 Firibeb, Bright Baribefii Legbo
BWARI 1 Olalekan Oladapo Chairman
BWARI 2 Joy Bestman Secretary
BWARI 3 Confidence Kere
