The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Friday, swore in its 31st president, Yakubu Maikyau Chonoko.
His oath of office at Eko Hotel & Suites Lagos, followed the expiration of the tenure of his predecessor, Olumide Akpata.
Maikyau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, who was sworn in as the 31st President of the NBA, won the election held earlier in July with 38,000 electoral votes.
On Friday at the swearing-in ceremony held, Maikyau appreciated God for bringing him thus far.
The new President also thanked his colleagues at YC Maikyau & Co., his campaign team, as well as friends and associates who supported his candidacy.
Maikyau commended the outgone Akpata administration for the giant strides it recorded at the NBA in the last two years.
He made a commitment to not only sustain the laudable achievements and projects of the Akpata administration but also to build on it.
He extended a hand of fellowship to all those who contested the office of the NBA President with him, saying he and his team would be coming to tap from their indepth knowledge from time to time.
“I saw all your great manifestos and your laudable proposals for the NBA. What has happened is that we are now the ones who have been given the responsibility. I invite you all to join hands with us as we build the Nigerian Bar Association to that great heights we all desire,” he said.
