Another professional association of lawyers called to the Nigeria Bar surfaced yesterday, threatening to end the monopoly of the 89-year-old Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
The association, known as the Law Society of Nigeria (LSN), is led by Mr. Kunle Ogunba (SAN).
But, already, the group hit stormy waters after LSN convener and founding secretary, Richard Oma Ahonaruogho (SAN), disowned Society’s executive.
He explained that he is adding that the purported executives of the LSN as announced are not known to the body.
Legal practitioners in Nigeria had been regulated solely under the umbrella of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) founded in 1933.
Ogbankwa said in the statement that LSN emerged in a bid to redefine the ideas of the founding fathers of the legal profession.
Ogbankwa said that LSN was established to keep the legal practice in Nigeria in line with international best practices.
“In redefining the ideas of the founding fathers of the legal profession in Nigeria, the LSN called the Nigerian Bar, has been established.
“This is in keeping with international best practices, which allow for an alternative, to ensure that lawyers thrive within the realm of those they have shared values with,” he said.
The Nation