NBA 2016 presidential election: Gadzama moves against Mahmoud’s nominees

 Leading candidate for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2016 presidential election- Chief Joe Gadzama SAN has asked the Arewa Elders Committee to disqualify two nominees of A. B. Mahmoud (SAN). Arewa Screening Committee had recommended  candidates for adoption in the election and also endorsed Chief J-K Gadzama (SAN) for adoption as Arewa presidential candidate, but […]

 Leading candidate for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2016 presidential election- Chief Joe Gadzama SAN has asked the Arewa Elders Committee to disqualify two nominees of A. B. Mahmoud (SAN). Arewa Screening Committee had recommended  candidates for adoption in the election and also endorsed Chief J-K Gadzama (SAN) for adoption as Arewa presidential candidate, but  A. B. Mahmoud (SAN) rejected the  recommendation and  moved for outright rejection of the panel’s report.   However, this did not go down well with majority of  Arewa members at the meeting, and after extensive deliberations, the meeting resolved to send the recommendations  to  a seven member of Arewa Elders Committee. It was resolved that the presidential aspirants: Gadzama and Mahmoud  would bring  three members each and the forum’s executive committee  to bring  one person who would double as  chairman of the committee. Mr. Mahmoud ( SAN) had sent the names of former NBA president, JB Daudu (SAN), Mallam Yusuf Ali  (SAN) and Dr. Garba Tetengi  (SAN) as his representatives in the committee but,  in a letter to the leadership of Arewa  titled: “ Humble protest against two proposed nominees by A. B. Mahmoud”,  which was copied  the Chairman and Secretary of the Selection Committee, messres Garba Pwul ( SAN) and Luka Haruna respectively, Gadzama said that both JB Daudu and Yusuf Ali are not qualified to be appointed into the seven  man Committee of Elders. According to him, Mr. JB Daudu (SAN)  has since left ALF and founded Middle Belt Lawyers’ Forum and he is now the Forum’s Alter Ego,  he has not attended ALF for the past six years, while  Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN)  is an indigene of Ifetedo in Osun State and a member of Egbe Amofin (South West Bar Forum).