Goodwill Message
The African Bar Association (AFBA) is delighted to extend its warmest goodwill message to the. Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on the occasion of its 2025 Annual General Conference, holding from 22nd to 28th August 2025 in the coal city of Enugu, Enugu state, with the theme “Stand Out, Stand Tall.”
This week-long Conference provides yet another opportunity for the Nigerian Bar, one of Africa’s most vibrant legal communities, to showcase excellence, engage in robust intellectual discourse and reaffirm its role as the champion of Justice, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
The chosen theme is both timely and. visionary in an era when the legal profession across Africa is confronted with complex challenges-ranging from governance and constitutional crisis to transactional crimes, human rights abuses and threats to judicial independence call to “Stand Out, Stand Tall” is a clarion reminder of the duty of lawyers to lead with courage, integrity and professionalism,.
The AFBA commends the leadership and members of the NBA for their unwavering commitment to the defense of justice, their contribution to nation-building, and their continued role in strengthening the voice of’ the African legal profession,01n the global stage. –
As you gather for this great, annual event, we wish you fruitful deliberations, renewed solidarity, and impactful resolution that will continue to position the Nigerian Bar as a beacon of excellence and a standard-bearer for the African Legal Community.
On behalf of the African Bar Association, we congratulate you once again and assure you of our steadfast partnership in the service of justice and humanity.
Long live the Nigerian Bar Association!
Long live the African Bar Association!
Long live the Legal Profession in Africa!
Yours in Brotherhood,
High Chief Ibrahim Eddy Mark.
President
A strong reminder that the Bar must go beyond praise and match words with real action in defending justice and shaping the nation.