RESOLUTION OF THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION HELD ON MONDAY 15TH AUGUST 2022

1. Following the receipt of a letter dated 14th August 2022, from 9
   National Officers of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) calling on the
   President of the NBA, Mr. Olumide Akpata to call an emergency
   meeting of the National Executive Committee, the meeting held on
   Monday 15th August 2022 by 8am with the following members in
   attendance:
   1) Olumide Akpata – President
   2) John Aikpokpo-Martins – 1st Vice President
   3) Debo Adeyemo Kazeem – 2nd Vice President
   4) Ombo Victor Frank-Briggs – 3rd Vice President
   5) Joyce Oduah – General Secretary
   6) Uchenna Nwadialo – Assistant General Secretary
   7) Mercy Ijato Agada – Treasurer
   8) Raphael Nnamdi Anagor – Financial Secretary
   9) Olukunle Edun – Welfare Secretary
   10) Rapuluchukwu Nduka – Publicity Secretary
   11) Ferdinand Naza – Assistant Publicity Secretary
2. The meeting deliberated extensively on the content of the above
   referenced letter and the weighty allegations against the General
   Secretary, Mrs Joyce Oduah in particular her acts of alleged
   disobedience to the President, the National Executive Council of the
   Association (NBA-NEC) and the National Executive Committee.
3. Owing to the contents of the letters and statements issued by
   General Secretary and the disclaimer that the President issued, the
   NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata recused himself from the
   deliberations and handed over to the 1st Vice President, Mr. John
   Aikpokpo Martins to chair the meeting.
4. At the end of the deliberations, the National Executive Committee by
   a unanimous decision, resolved to refer the General Secretary, Mrs
   Joyce Oduah to NBA-NEC for disciplinary action under the
   provisions of section 20(1) of the NBA Constitution 2015 (as
   amended in 2021) and to recommend her removal from office for
   gross misconduct.
5. In the meantime, however, in view of the critical importance of the
   Annual General Meeting which is scheduled to hold on 25th August 2022, and to prevent the General Secretary, Mrs Joyce Oduah from
   imperiling the Annual General Meeting, the Annual General
   Conference or the succession to the next administration by her
   unilateral and unauthorised communications purporting to be
   legitimate communications from the Association, the National
   Executive Committee has unanimously exercised its emergency
   powers under section 9(6) (d) of the NBA Constitution 2015 (as
   amended in 2021) to suspend Mrs Joyce Oduah from office as the
   General Secretary of the Association with immediate effect pending
   the Pre-Conference meeting of the NBA-NEC scheduled to hold on
   Sunday 21st August 2022.
6. The Assistant General Secretary, Ms. Uchenna Nwadialo shall immediately act as the General Secretary pending the Pre-
   Conference meeting of the NBA-NEC scheduled to hold on Sunday
   21st August 2022.
7. All members of the Association are advised to continue their
   preparations for the forthcoming Annual General Conference.

Signed

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