₦airaland Forum

The attention of the Annual General Conference planning committee has been drawn to a statement credited to the Administrator of Rivers state to the effect that Rivers state government paid hosting rights for the hosting of the NBA AGC 2025.

We wish to clarify that the decision to host the 2025 AGC in Portharcourt was taken in August 2024 and was not subject of any bidding process or payment of any hosting rights. The host city has no hosting right and there is no representation by the NBA that the Conference must be held in a chosen city.

Traditionally, because of the enormous cost involved in hosting the AGC, NBA Conference Planning Committee approaches organizations, agencies of government and state governments for support and the support requested for is unconditional and not tied to hosting rights or any rights whatsoever.

Recent NBA conferences have been supported by different state governments, corporate organizations, ministries, departments and agencies whose budgets accommodate corporate social responsibilities and share the same vision with NBA. Such financial supports are in the form of gifts, partnerships or sponsorships. The money from Rivers State was a gift and was not tied to any purported hosting right for the NBA AGC.

We are committed to delivering a world class conference to members of the Bar and will not be drawn into any unnecessary controversy over this issue.

Emeka Obegolu, SAN
Chair 2025 NBA AGC Planning Committee

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/04/confab-nba-fires-back-at-ibas-says-n300m-was-gift-not-hosting-rights/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqHAVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHri60kO9KFj3fOFvbuvdQVh0jVoz2OMhhIeXZjqy597GEATajbHL4zCetS-d_aem_f9nsKXLvjuRQI49rL-oCKw

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Niece reply don't mind the idiot on a stolen mandate

Alright

Straight to the point, no need for unneccesary controversy.

You see, make Fubara try and get along with the sole administrator, he said No

Na his shady deals they would use to hook him. The SOE might be extended

Ibas should provide proof that the money was paid as a hosting right and we will go and drag the NBA to refund Rivers State.

Given this explanation, it means that the money ain't coming back and the NBA can still approach Enugu State governor for more financial support and get it

helinues:
You see, make Fubara try and get along with the sole administrator, he said No

Na his shady deals they would use to hook him. The SOE might be extended

State emergency to be extended for what agbado reason ,shey una get sense ni

These lawyers should be ashamed of their forefathers

helinues:
You see, make Fubara try and get along with the sole administrator, he said No

Na his shady deals they would use to hook him. The SOE might be extended

I am beginning to realize that u are not just ordinary naira land member. But a full fledge APC hardcore Minion. You are too bias to take on any logical issues.
What exactly is your problem with Rivers state? If only u can just allow ur mind touch ground small and listen to the voice of the masses, majority of Rivers People are standing with SIM. My grouse with SIM is that he was too slow sending wike to Political oblivion by not exposing all the financial malfeasance carried under him to EFCC. Nothing will happen to him because he is covered by immunity

helinues:
You see, make Fubara try and get along with the sole administrator, he said No

Na his shady deals they would use to hook him. The SOE might be extended

What are you smoking, what shady deals, is it that you dont understand or what ? do you read anything like shady deal there.

NBA go back and refund the money and stop all this long Grammers

Then return the money, Lol

The Sole Administrator should also ask the Sokoto State government under Tambuwal to refund the 500m donation from Wike.

The Rivers state government should have kept quiet

Tell the short fowl say o ti lo

Nigerians self, you said hosting comes with huge cost and they gift you N300m from state purse, unvetted as support for your event in the state, mind you the state wouldn't have fund you, if that event won't take place in the state initially.

Now you chose not to organise the event again because of entity difference while not return the support or gift as you may have called it back to the state as entity with dignity, but no you claim it was a gift, gift for what purpose?



You received 300million gift from state purse and decides to host the event in another state double racket, and still have the guts to reply, wetin una dey smoke self?

Yes ooo, Rivers State currently doesn't have a leader

helinues:
You see, make Fubara try and get along with the sole administrator, he said No

Na his shady deals they would use to hook him. The SOE might be extended

See as they fall una hands .


NBA messed you people up on this SoE nonsense.


Mandate thieves


Calabar man wan feel like governor.


Who knows him.


Meanwhile, Legos state will chop their own SoE very soon after Tinubu is booted out

Sope otilo

Oga Ibas na Rivers money no be your own and it's for support not hosting right

yarimo:
NBA go back and refund the money and stop all this long Grammers

Everyone keep falling in a hands ..

Wooooooo


Wooooo


Wooo

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Wait! Is the Ibas of a man so stupid?

Ibas and his clueless Nigerian military imagination. So he didnt verify before talking trash.

Ibas is one of the apc illiterates. NBA should have ignored him

O ti lor

CSR
Voluntary Donations
Support

Done NOT UNDER DURESSS

NBA leadership are bunch of criminals

300million as gift for what?

300m a gift

Waoh!

Looks like Rivers state is running a charity organisation

DSS1335:
I am beginning to realize that u are not just ordinary naira land member. But a full fledge APC hardcore Minion. You are too bias to take on any logical issues.
What exactly is your problem with Rivers state? If only u can just allow ur mind touch ground small and listen to the voice of the masses, majority of Rivers People are standing with SIM. My grouse with SIM is that he was too slow sending wike to Political oblivion by not exposing all the financial malfeasance carried under him to EFCC. Nothing will happen to him because he is covered by immunity

So people like you still believe efcc is a neutral body? Exposing wike's secret financial deals to the efcc will only make matters worse they only takes orders from tinibu on who to arrest and prosecute.

#300 million as a gift of just hosting a conference and some people don't see anything bad in that, lol, money from the purse of government not Fubara personal money ooo.... Okay 👍👍

No wonder NBA is supporting Fubara with
press release and all that, N300M is a lot of money