Following the controversy that trailed his inclusion as one of the speakers at the 60th Virtual Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, former President Olusegun Obasanjo during the week, boycotted the conference with the theme, ‘Step Forward’.

The just-concluded NBA conference generated heated controversy when thousands of lawyers signed a petition for the NBA to remove Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, from the list of speakers due to his government’s failure to stop the killings in Southern Kaduna, and his alleged human rights record.

Bowing to pressure, the NBA tweeted its decision, “The National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association at its ongoing meeting resolves that the invitation to the Kaduna State Governor, H.E. Nasir el-Rufai by the 2020 Annual General Conference Planning committee be withdrawn and decision communicated to the governor.”

However, the disinvitation of el-Rufai sparked outrage with the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria asking the NBA to remove Obasanjo and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, from the list of speakers at the conference.

MULAN President, Ibrahim Abikan, in an interview with The PUNCH had said his association objected to having Obasanjo and Wike as speakers at the conference because they were allegedly guilty of the same allegations filed against el-Rufai.

“We insist that if any standard is set for withdrawing el-Rufai, the same should apply to other speakers too.

“El-Rufai is a public officer and any other person who has the same record of allegations of human rights abuses should also be disqualified. We expect that the same standard should apply to Obasanjo and Wike,” Abikan, a Professor of Law at the University of Ilorin, said.

Our correspondent observed that while other speakers including Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, spoke at the conference, Obasanjo did not, while Wike sent a representative.

Confirming the development, Abikan told The PUNCH on Friday, “I can confirm to you that former President Olusegun Obasanjo did not speak at the conference while Governor Nyesom Wike sent his SSG to represent him.”

Also, Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, told our correspondent in a telephone interview on Saturday that the former military head of state did not attend or speak at the conference.

“Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was obviously not at the conference but I don’t know why he did not attend the event,” Akinyemi said.

But a top source among the conference planning committee told our correspondent that Obasanjo was advised by the organisers not to attend the event due to the controversy that his inclusion generated.

Ok. We don hear but baba gave his reasons. Different from some de-invited

Wetin concern Obasanjo with nonsense NBA speech, Na Small boy like Rufai that one still dey freak

Obasanjo had done chanttam house speech, UN general assembly speech, Commonwealth head of state speech, ECOWAS , AU,



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While others are dying to go there.

Better.

It’s better he doesn’t go there because none of them have anything to offer.

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Wetin concern Obasanjo with nonsense NBA speech, Na Small boy like Rufai that one still dey freak

Obasanjo had done chanttam house speech, UN general assembly speech, Commonwealth head of state speech, ECOWAS , AU,



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the NBA is confused

God bless OBJ

techmo:




Wetin concern Obasanjo with nonsense NBA speech, Na Small boy like Rufai that one still dey freak

Obasanjo had done chanttam house speech, UN general assembly speech, Commonwealth head of state speech, ECOWAS , AU,



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Only 1 person?, After all the big talk, of what benefit was it to Nigeria? useless selfish man.

favor914:
Only 1 person?, After all the big talk, of what benefit was it to Nigeria? useless selfish man.

Debt cancelation, Telcom privatisation bringing GSM and Internet which you now use, Foreign reserve and Excess Crude Account, creation of EFCC and ICPC


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longetivity:
God bless OBJ

You praise your Downpresser? & hope for your God to bless him?You will suffer for a long time.

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Debt cancelation, Telcom privatisation bringing GSM and Internet which you now use, Foreign reserve and Excess Crude Account, creation of EFCC and ICPC


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Pikin very funny, debt cancellation, telecom privatization, bringing gsm & internet, foreign reserve, excess crude account? Let me guess you were born in the 90’s? no need arguing with toddlers, go back and study economics 101 properly.

favor914:
Pikin very funny, debt cancellation, telecom privatization, bringing gsm & internet? Let me guess you were born in the 90’s? no need arguing with toddlers, go back and study economics 101 properly.

My child if you need achievements of Obasanjo from 70s let me school you

Even the Democracy you now have you have to thank him and Walter Carrington for it

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My child if you need achievements of Obasanjo from 70s let me school you

Even the Democracy you now have you have to thank him and Walter Carrington for it

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Pikin like I said you are a toddler, you call this jamboree of craze, democracy?, as The Great Abami Eda said Olodumare punish you and Obasanjo.

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My child if you need achievements of Obasanjo from 70s let me school you

Even the Democracy you now have you have to thank him and Walter Carrington for it

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In 1979 we were told two third of 19 is 12.333 making Shagari President, The Supreme Court even erasedbit from their records never to be quoted as law? we are still suffering from that misadventure till today, it will never be well for Oga operation feed the nation, OFN, better known as Obasanjo Farms Nigeria, Useless Thief General.

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My child you just finished your own life cursing Ebora owu... Even el Rufai your pay master wouldn't dare do that, Buhari was even careful in warning Lai Mohammed of consiquences of running mouth against Ebora owu... You just traded your something great in your life...

Call democracy any name my child but 2nd republic Obasanjo with support of Jimmy Carter of US brought you loud mouths democracy,

1999 it took Obasanjo, Yar'Adua senior, Walter Carrington, Sussan Rice to tame Abacha and give you democracy that you kids now abuse


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When I saw Obasanjo come out of the Black Maria truck in 1998 I thought Tafawa Balewa had come back to life, Shehu Yaradua that died December 1997, I know you were still in elementary school when all these events were occurring & you are only now beginning to feel the adrenaline? Are you talking of the same Susan Rice CIA agent that murdered MKO Abiola?, or egunje receiving Walter Carrington, I remember him from the early 90’s, we used to go and swim at USIS guest house of Kofo Abayomi street Victoria Island Lagos State back then with his Children, who were classmates with my Brother @ American International school (AIS) 1004.

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My child you just finished your own life cursing Ebora owu... Even el Rufai your pay master wouldn't dare do that, Buhari was even careful in warning Lai Mohammed of consiquences of running mouth against Ebora owu... You just traded your something great in your life...

Call democracy any name my child but 2nd republic Obasanjo with support of Jimmy Carter of US brought you loud mouths democracy,

1999 it took Obasanjo, Yar'Adua senior, Walter Carrington, Sussan Rice to tame Abacha and give you democracy that you kids now abuse


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Jimmy Carter that could not save himself from Ronald Reagan? Don’t make me laugh, Jimmy Carter & Walter Carrington failed Georgian Democrats?

favor914:
Only 1 person?, After all the big talk, of what benefit was it to Nigeria? useless selfish man.

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Favor914 is the Daughter of Bokoharam Bodejo

favor914:
Pikin very funny, debt cancellation, telecom privatization, bringing gsm & internet, foreign reserve, excess crude account? Let me guess you were born in the 90’s? no need arguing with toddlers, go back and study economics 101 properly.

Rbih Released Bokoharam in hiding.

favor914:
Pikin like I said you are a toddler, you call this jamboree of craze, democracy?, as The Great Abami Eda said Olodumare punish you and Obasanjo.

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And you too ni agbara Oduduwa. Ase.

favor914:
In 1979 we were told two third of 19 is 12.333 making Shagari President, The Supreme Court even erasedbit from their records never to be quoted as law? we are still suffering from that misadventure till today, it will never be well for Oga operation feed the nation, OFN, better known as Obasanjo Farms Nigeria, Useless Thief General.

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Rbon. released bokoharam on nairaland.

favor914:
When I saw Obasanjo come out of the Black Maria truck in 1998 I thought Tafawa Balewa had come back to life, Shehu Yaradua that died December 1997, I know you were still in elementary school when all these events were occurring & you are only now beginning to feel the adrenaline? Are you talking of the same Susan Rice CIA agent that murdered MKO Abiola?, or egunje receiving Walter Carrington, I remember him from the early 90’s, we used to go and swim at USIS guest house of Kofo Abayomi street Victoria Island Lagos State back then with his Children, who were classmates with my Brother @ American International school (AIS) 1004.

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You are a liar.

favor914:
Jimmy Carter that could not save himself from Ronald Reagan? Don’t make me laugh, Jimmy Carter & Walter Carrington failed Georgian Democrats?

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You are just a Terrorist.