WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Rivers State Government has expressed disappointment over the decision of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to relocate its 2025 Annual General Conference from Port Harcourt to Enugu and is demanding a ₦300m from the body. The government described the reasons given by the association for the decision as “misleading, uncharitable, and unbecoming.” In a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator of the State, Hector Igbikiowubo, the Rivers State government acknowledged the NBA’s right to choose its preferred venue but faulted the association’s suggestion that the current administration, headed by a Sole Administrator, was undermining democracy and the rule of law. “The NBA’s statement overlooks the constitutional basis for the current administration in Rivers State. The declaration of a state of emergency was a necessary response to a breakdown of public order and democratic processes,” the statement read. The Rivers State Government further explained that President Bola Tinubu acted within the confines of his constitutional powers when he declared a state of emergency in Rivers, following what it described as a collapse of democratic institutions in the state.
Rivers govt demands N300m refund from NBA over relocation of conference venue
