Crisis rocks NBA Keffi as members move to suspend executives, seek caretaker committee

A enactment situation has erupted wrong the Keffi Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, arsenic a radical of members formally initiated moves to suspend the branch’s Executive Committee and instal an interim caretaker committee.

In a announcement of requisition dated February 25, 2026, and addressed to the Branch Secretary astatine the High Court Complex, Keffi, the aggrieved members invoked applicable provisions of the NBA Uniform Bye-Laws (2020, arsenic amended) and the Association’s Constitution to request a legislature to deliberate connected alleged irregularities successful the branch’s administration.

The signatories cited concerns stemming from the January wide gathering and a consequent exigency legislature held connected February 20, 2026.

According to the notice, the January gathering was postponed to February 19, but connected the aforesaid day, members received an invitation for an exigency legislature scheduled for noon connected February 20 to nominate members of the Electoral Committee.

The requisitionists alleged that the Executive Committee convened the exigency gathering beyond the stipulated clip and proceeded with information processes contempt objections from members who questioned the legality of conducting specified concern astatine an exigency session.

They further accused the Branch Chairman of overruling a constituent of bid by relying connected law provisions and speechmaking retired names for information into the Electoral Committee, allegedl...