A former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ms. Joyce Oduah, was on Friday in Abidjan elected Secretary-General of the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU).
Others who became members of the PALU executive committee for the years 2025 to 2028 include:
- President – Mr. Tewodros Getachew TULU
Ethiopia, President of Ethiopian Federal Advocates Association (EFAA) - Vice-President Central Africa, Mr. Djerandi Laguerre DIONRO, Chad Bâtonnier, Président du Conseil de l’Ordre des Avocats du Tchad
- Vice-President Eastern Africa, Mr. Moïse NKUNDABARASHI, Rwanda, President, Rwanda Bar Association
- Vice-President Southern Africa, Ms. Womba Silumbu KANKONDO, Zambia Treasurer, Law Association of Zambia (LAZ)
- Vice-President Western Africa, Mr. Koffi Sylvain MENSAH ATTOH, Togo, Doyen du Conseil de l’Ordre des Avocats au Barreau du Togo, (Dean of the Council of the Bar Association of Togo)
- Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Nadege KIMBA, Democratic Republic of Congo
- (DRC) Lubumbashi, DRC
- Treasurer, Ms. Ntlai Eunice MASIPA, Republic of South Africa, Former President of the Law Society of South Africa
- President of the Host Bar, Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) Mr. Boniface Anyisile MWABUKUSI,
Vice-President Northern Africa will be elected at a later date
Congratulations to Joyce Oduah on her election as Secretary-General of PALU! Her experience as NBA General Secretary will surely be an asset in this new role. What impact do you think she’ll have on promoting legal unity and cooperation across Africa?