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MANIFESTO OF

PRESIDENT AIGBOKHAN, Esq.


POSITION OF NBA ASST. NAT. PUBLICITY SEC.

President Aigbokhan was born in Benin University Games in Maiduguri in 2007. He


City, Edo State, Nigeria by a pious federal was appointed legal consultant by suc-
public servant and a local business cessive leadership of National Association
woman. He is a public interest lawyer with of Nigerian Students (NANS) from 2009 till
special interest in access, privacy and February 2017.
internet governance litigation, advocacy
and research. He obtained his firsts and He was called to the bar in 2009 and
master’s degree from Ambrose Alli Uni- worked for Chief Uwensuyi-Edosomwan,
versity, Ekpoma. SAN from 2010 till 2016 as an associate.
He later registered his law firm Lex Enter-
He started as a student activist where he preneur in 2015 but started operation in
rose from Speaker of Students Union 2016. In 2017, he co-founded FOI Counsel
Government (SUG) to Acting President of (a non-government organization promot-
Students Union Government of Ambrose ing public participation in governance
Alli University and later ended his activism through FOIA advocacy, training and
as the Director of Sports and Socials of litigation. He is a member of Chattered
National Association of Nigerian Students Institute of Arbitration Nigeria since 2009,
(NANS) in 2008. He was part of the techni- he is an ordained deacon of God and
cal committee that organized Nigeria happily married with children.
POSITION OF INTEREST & MOTIVATION
I am vying for the position of Assistant National
Publicity Secretary. It is very important to state here
that the position of Assistant Publicity Secretary of
the NBA is first advisory and second publicizing the
activities of the organization with the approval of
the President and the National Publicity Secretary.
The policy advisory support for the organization is
my core motivation.

I have a considerable understanding of the work-


ings of the Bar. Assizes NBA affairs, I am also a
community development person. I am currently
the Co-Chair on Access to information of Edo State
Open Government Partnership (OGP) and also a
consultant to few national NGOs. It is my knowl-
edge of the organizational structuring and public
good that has inspired me to aspire for national •
leadership role as this.

THINGS TO BE DONE
I shall also draw the interest of the President and
executive members to the need to establish Legal
Tech Innovation Hub to accelerate projects and
ideas of young lawyers that combines justice accel-
eration and technology, technology-backed rural
legal services and general civic innovation that
enhances rule of law and governance. This will
encourage innovative ideas, team play and reduce
unemployment and underemployment. A hall in
NBA national secretariat Abuja and Lagos Annex Also, I will assist the publicity team with
should be used as pilot centres the approval of the Bar President to
develop advocacy tools that will enhance
Also I hope to also suggest to the President and the inclusion of more lawyers in the affairs of
Publicity Team the need to have NBA Radio and TV the organization beyond election season.
(Online) and Bar Monthly Magazine (soft and hard One of the ways to do this is to introduce
copies). This will enhance swift dissemination of online voting and monthly online debate
information to the branches across the country. on important national issues on various
social media platforms. From the aggre-
Within 8 months of assumption, Academic Journal gate of opinions of lawyers on these
for young lawyers will be launched so as to hound issues, the Bar President speech can be
academic skills for young lawyers and students driven by popular opinion expressed.

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