JB Daudu elected Chairman, African Bar Association

The former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Bodunrin Daudu, SAN has been appointed Chairman of the African Bar Association (AFBA).

In a press statement issued by the association’s Director of Information and Protocol, Ochieng Nyamago it was said that Daudu’s election took place at a joint meeting of AFBA’s Executive Council and the Technical Board held on March 6 in Nairobi.

According to him, Daudu’s credential as a seasoned lawyer, his interest in AFBA’s activities and his impeccable character stood him out among two other candidates. Daudu will serve for five years.

AFBA also announced the appointment of Josephine Anenih as the Chairperson of its African Women Lawyers ‘ forum.

In a statement issued in Abuja by the Special Adviser on media affairs, Mr. Samuel Abasilim, AFBA said the association took the decision at the last Executive Council meeting held at the New Africa hotel  in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from February 13 to 14, presided over by its president Hannibal Uwaifo.

Anenih, a former Minister of Women Affairs, was called to the Bar in 1990. She is expected to liaise with and coordinate all women groups across the continent on AFBA’s activities, including conferences.