Nigerian human rights activist, lawyer, professor, writer and former chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chidi Odinkalu, has accused president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yakubu Maikyau SAN of being partisan.
Odinkalu made the accusation following the invitation of President Bola Tinubu to the NBA Annual General Conference (AGC) by Maikyau at MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Sunday.
Speaking on the theme of the conference, ‘Getting it Right: Charting the Course for Nigeria’s Nation-Building,’ Maikyau urged the president to replicate what he did in Lagos at the federal level.
“President Tinubu got it right in Lagos, and it is our considered expectation that as president of Nigeria, you will not only replicate your achievements in Lagos, but surpass them for our country.”
Reacting to this situation on his X handle (formerly Twitter), Odinkalu said Maikyau mortgaged the NBA with his obsequiousness at the annual conference.
Odinkalu stated that it was all unashamedly party political and the NBA president could easily have asked the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to represent the government while the case, challenging Tinubu as elected president is in court.
The lawyer and activist described Maikyau as irredeemable.
See Odinkalu’s post below:
I want to go on record: @YCMaikyauSAN as president of @NigBarAssoc mortgaged the Association's with his obsequiousness at the AGC. It was all unashamedly party political. He cld easily have asked the #HAGF to rep the govt while the case is in court. Dude is irredeemable. pic.twitter.com/WcMEb0DoTi
— Chidi Odinkalu, CGoF (@ChidiOdinkalu) August 28, 2023