BY ONOZURE DANIA

LAGOS branch Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Alex Muoka, has said that his administration will focus on institutionalizing, training, empowerment schemes, employment bureau, internship and membership programmes for young lawyers.

He also promised to pursue effective welfare schemes for membership, such as group medical and life insurance packages and co-operative schemes for home and asset acquisition.
In a statement, Muoka said he would encourage active participation of members in sporting and recreational activities and ensure regular health talks and free or affordable medical check ups.

The chairman pointed out that he would ensure regular continuing legal education programmes in various practice areas, increase networking opportunities for members by ensuring periodic hostel social events attended by in-house counsel and corporate clients, including enlightening members on tax and other regulatory compliance issues.

According to Muoka, the current executive would provide quality leadership and effectively harness the enormous human and capital resources available to the premier branch, by providing direction, motivation and galvanizing the executive committee to work as a cohesive team. He noted that his administration would establish effective committee and encourag more members to get involved in branch activities through committee work and projects.

“The branch will work with the judiciary to ensure the provision on renovation of lawyer’s common rooms/e-cafes in courts within our precincts. The branch will re-start and assiduously pursue the branch secretariat building project, conclude the branch database, directory and identity card schemes to enhance planning and proper identification of members. We will organize enlightenment programmes for lawyers on ethics, comportment, and dressing, and inaugurate an effective branch disciplinary committee” he added.