{"id":28964,"date":"2020-08-21T12:09:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T12:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=28964"},"modified":"2020-08-21T12:09:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T12:09:12","slug":"el-rufai-blasts-nba-over-withdrawal-of-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/el-rufai-blasts-nba-over-withdrawal-of-invitation","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai blasts NBA over withdrawal of invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has described withdrawal of his invitation to speak at the 2020 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference as an \u201cunfortunate embrace of injustice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai, in a statement by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, vowed he cannot be gagged.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA withdrew the invitation, following vociferous protests from some lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>However, El-Rufai in the statement, insisted he will continue to offer his opinions on critical issues in the country and his voice will not be silenced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the decision about who speaks at its event is clearly the NBA\u2019s, Malam El-Rufai wishes to make clear that he did not seek the platform and is not agitated that he has one less speaking engagement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_ad jeg_ad_article jnews_content_inline_2_ads  \">\n<div class=\"ads-wrapper align-center \">\n<div class=\"ads_code\">\n<p>\u201cHowever, the circumstances of the last few days warrant some comments. That a professional organisation has elected to endorse a one-sided narrative on a profound national issue is something that its members may wish to reflect upon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor an association, whose bread and butter is about justice, to make a ruling based on the stridency of people who lampoon judicial processes against certain individuals without hearing the other side is odd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt bears noting that in its response to pressure, the NBA leadership has signalled an unfortunate embrace of injustice, unfairness, absence of fair hearing and total disregard for the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has described withdrawal of his invitation to speak at the 2020 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference as an \u201cunfortunate embrace of injustice\u201d. El-Rufai, in a statement by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, vowed he cannot be gagged. The NBA withdrew the invitation, following vociferous protests from some lawyers. 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