Tag: agbakoba
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Obasanjo not part of NIM, says Agbakoba
A political group, the National Intervention Movement, has denied any link with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), one of the arrowheads of the NIM, said the group was different from the Coalition for Nigeria, another group being spearheaded by Obasanjo. The NIM has the Convener…
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Buhari doesn’t understand how to run government – Agbakoba
President Muhammadu Buhari ”does not understand the nature of how to run a government,” Senior Advocate of Nigeria Olisa Agbakoba has said. Speaking with journalists in Lagos, Agbakoba called on the president to disengage his entire ministers over what he believes is incompetence. “Government’s work is misunderstood even by the President. He doesn’t understand the…
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Sack Buhari as petroleum minister, Agbakoba tells court
Former President of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Chief Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari from continuing to perform the functions of the Minister of Petroleum Resources. Agbakoba noted that Section 138 of the 1999 Constitution forbids the President from “holding any other executive office or…
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NNPC board appointments: Agbakoba sues FG for allegedly sidelining Southeast
A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has sued the Federal Government over alleged violation of the Federal Character principle in the composition of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) board. He said none of the persons appointed to fill the nine positions is from the states that make up the…
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Nigeria run by non-performing government officials – Agbakoba
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Monday attributed Nigeria’s under-development to incompetent leadership. He said the country cannot attract Foreign Direct Investment (FID) when it is under a “non-performing government.” Agbakoba spoke at the second plenary session of the ongoing Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar…
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Nigeria can blow up anytime – Agbakoba
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) yesterday rejected the call for restructuring of the country. Agbakoba addressed journalists in Lagos on Tuesday at his Ikoyi office on “The future of Nigeria.” He agreed with the call for referendum made by leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. He…