Gov. Mbah Calls On Lawyers To Sustain Potentials, Nobility Of Law Profession
By Anthonia Okafor
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has called on legal practitioners in the country to utilise their inherent rich potentials in enhancing the welfare of the people and creating job opportunities for the law profession.
Governor Mbah gave the advice while declaring open the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) section of Business Law (SBL) Eastern Zonal Conference.
Governor Mbah who was represented by his Deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai, spoke on the theme, “unlocking prosperity, exploring the legal and entrepreneurial business opportunity of Nigeria”.
The governor stated that lawyers have endowment that can enable them depict their well cherished experience to generations coming after them,adding that they should come together and explore their innate endowment.
He stated that opportunities abound in law profession particularly the section of Business Law, noting that the constitution amendment of the power sector provides the needed opportunity for the legal practitioner in the business sector to excel.
He further enjoined them to nurture and train incoming lawyers to avoid leaving the profession in the hands of the amateur ones.
“The theme of the SBL Conference as the chairman has mentioned cannot be more apt than now,a time that our country is facing huge economic turmoil, controlled foreign exchange rises, growing unemployment,so we need lawyers to play the right parts,which is to begin to mid-wife the resurgence of sustainable Business”, the governor noted.
He added that”the resurgence of what made us a great country where people graduate from universities and Corporations would come into the university where people are in their final years, asking them to apply for jobs.”
The Governor stressed that “Before now, what was important was to go to law school,have a good grade and wait for dwelling opportunities to naturally come our way,but today is different,those circumstances we had,we now have employment challenges and is not just in Nigeria,it’s all over the world that’s what we face now”.
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Sam Udekwe is a journalist working in the News and Current Affairs department, Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) Enugu. He is well trained in all genres of journalistic venture.
Mr Sam read Mass Communication, graduating all with Distinction in National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma at IMT, Enugu and Madonna University, Okija, Anambra state, while he is presently on his M.Sc programme also in Mass Communication, at National Open University of Nigeria.
He is currently the NUJ Chairman, Enugu state.
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