ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, DELIVERED AT THE VALEDICTORY COURT SESSION HELD IN HONOUR OF THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE IBRAHIM NYAURE BUBA OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT ON 9 FEBRUARY 2023
PROTOCOL “Section 174(1)(b) and (c) of the 1999 Constitution gives prosecutorial power to “any other authority or person” subject to the overriding powers of the Attorney General to take over such prosecution and even discontinue it having regard to the public interest…In other words, the sheer force of section 174 of the 1999 Constitution, the […]
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIANBAR ASSOCIATION, MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SANDELIVERED ON 31 JANUARY 2023 AT THE NBA HOUSE, PLOT 1101,MUHAMMADU BUHARI WAY, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
REMARKS OF THE HOST, THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR. YAKUBU C. MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, AT THE 19TH GANI FAWEHINMI ANNUAL LECTURE
THEME: FREE, FAIR AND CREDIBLE ELECTION AS INDISPENSABLE TOOL FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 15 January 2023 “Political parties are essential organs of the democratic system. They are organs of political discussion and of formulation of ideas, policies and programmes. Plurality of parties widens the channel of political discussion and discourse, engenders plurality of political issues, promotes […]
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR ON 9 JANUARY 2023
PROTOCOLS “(1) There shall be a body to be known as the General Council of the Bar (in this Act referred to as “the Bar Council”) which shall be charged with the general management of the affairs of the Nigerian Bar Association (subject to any limitations for the time being provided by the constitution of […]
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION,MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, DELIVERED AT THE VALEDICTORY COURT SESSION HELD IN HONOUR OF THE RETIRING CHIEF JUDGE OF KWARA STATE, HONOURABLE JUSTICE SULYMAN DUROSINLORUN KAWU, OFR, ON 4 JANUARY 2023 AT THE HIGH COURT OF KWARA STATE, ILORIN.
PROTOCOL Introduction “Some of the loudest complaints against the judiciary in recent times border on the way and manner Judges exercise their discretionary powers to grant Interlocutory applications particularly on adjournments and injunctions. It has been alleged, though sometimes wrongly that Judges do abuse their discretionary powers in granting interlocutory injunctions. This abuse, unfortunately is […]
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION – MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2022/2023 LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT HELD AT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT HEADQUARTERS, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA, ON MONDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2022
PROTOCOLS Exclusive jurisdiction in pre-election matters Welfare of Judges (Vs. 5) “A false witness shall not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape” (Vs. 9) “A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish” Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN PRESIDENT
ADDRESS OF THE 31ST PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, OON, SAN, AT THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA HELD ON MONDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2022, TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE 2022/2023 LEGAL YEAR AND THE CONFERMENT OF THE RANK OF THE SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA
PROTOCOLS Introduction Besides the need to guarantee the security of the lives and properties of Nigerians as they troop out to vote in the 2023 general elections, the ultimate outcome of the election will largely depend on the interface between the Bench, the Bar and the Political gladiators. As members of the Legal Profession, serving […]
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION – MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, SAN – ON THE OCCASION OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT 2022/2023 LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY, AT THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA HEADQUARTERS, GARKI, ABUJA, THIS 5TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2022
PROTOCOLS NICN and Speedy Disposal of Cases Availability and Accessibility of Judgements Functional Justice Delivery “There should be two cardinal objectives of Courts in a democracy. One is obvious: Courts must accomplish justice. The second [which is] often neglected is: Courts must convince those whom they serve that justice is being accomplished.” (Underlined for emphasis […]
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, SAN, AT THE ANNUAL LEGAL YEAR CEREMONY OF THE COURT OF APPEAL, HELD ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2022
PROTOCOL “…is the settlement of differences and conflicts between individuals, societies, people and nations such that everyone leaves the table with a fulfilled sense of justice, equity and fairness, according to the laws of the land as enshrined in the constitution and other subsidiary legislations” Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN President, Nigerian Bar Association
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF THE 31ST PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, MR. YAKUBU CHONOKO MAIKYAU, SAN, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE 2022 – 2024 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Protocols INTRODUCTION That I, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN is today, the 26th of August 2022, standing before you as the 31st President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA); the prestigious association of the only noble profession, the largest, most vibrant and most influential Bar on the continent of Africa, is simply a function of the […]