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).