The governor of Bayelsa state has commended the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for their declaration of support for President Goodluck Jonathan regarding his pronouncement of a state of emergency in three northern states and the setting up of a peace committee in the fight against terrorism in the country.
The governor said this on Thursday at the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the NBA at the Ijaw House in Yenagoa.
The NWC, which is regarded as the second highest decision making body of the NBA, began a three-day meeting in the state, hosted the Bayelsa state governor, a trained lawyer, who declared the meeting open.
The meeting afforded top legal functionaries of the state an opportunity to address the gathering.
Notable amongst them is the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Kate Abiri, who informed them of the strides of the state judiciary with emphasis on how Bayelsa state has become the only state in the federation with a functional Judicial Financial Autonomy Law.
President of the NBA, Okey Wali, (SAN) in his remarks addressed issues ranging from the declaration of a state of emergency by President Goodluck Jonathan, the constitution amendment, to the power tussle in the Nigerian Governors Forum.
He urged the governors to quickly resolve their problems or dissolve the body.
Governor Seriake Dickson on his part informed the lawyers of steps his administration has taken to entrench transparency and good governance in the state.
Speaking with Channels Television, Mr. Wali enjoined the federal government and other state executives to follow the example laid by Governor Dickson in granting the judiciary financial autonomy.
