By Innocent Anaba

Ado-ekiti—Ahead of the July 2016 election of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, the founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, in Ado-Ekiti,   described Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN,  as the most qualified person for the office of NBA President now.

He made this call at the 2016 annual lecture of the NBA Ado-Ekiti held at the Bar Centre, in Ado-Ekiti.

.Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama

Chief Gasdzama, presented a keynote address at the 5th edition of the Aare Babalola annual lecture of the  NBA Ado-Ekiti.  The theme for the Law Week was  “Upholding the rule of law” and Chief Gadzama received standing ovation after his presentation.

Responding to the applause that greeted Gadzama’s presentation, Aare Babalola said: “ Gadzama is the most suitable of all SAN  I know today to head the Bar. He came from a small village in Lassa in Borno State, where he started his practice from a very  humble beginning.   I sympathized with Gadzama because his village has been destroyed by the Boko Haram insurgents and I can’t tell the last time he went home. He rose from a humble beginning to greatness because he is a determined person who wants to make it in life.

“His achievements are not only in this country, but also overseas, London School of Economics, he was also called to the English Bar, Lincolns Inn where both of us share a common experience. You don’t start to be great by being great, you become great by aspiring to be great and by doing great things. Gadzama is humble, he is very honest, very industrious, well learned, most resourceful, innovative and has brought many changes in the practice of law.’’