Nigerian Lawyers Association: Change of Guard
Newly elected officers and directors of the Nigerian Lawyers Association (NLA) will take their oath of office on Friday, January 19, 2007. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at the New York County Lawyers’ Association, located at 14 Vesey Street, New York, New York, at 6:00 p.m. The induction of the newly elected NLA officers will be officiated by the Honorable Debra A. James of the New York State Supreme Court—New York County.
The President-Elect, Bola O. Oloko, is a New-York based attorney. He is a partner in the law firm of Thacher, Proffit & Wood LLP, where he specializes in structured finance.
The NLA’s new officers and directors were elected at the NLA’s annual general elections held on Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Fordham Law School in New York, New York.
At the event, outgoing President, Placid Aguwa, thanked members of the association for their support during his term. President-Elect Bola O. Oloko thanked NLA members for the trust reposed in him and also thanked Mr. Aguwa for his stewardship of the NLA and for the strides made under his leadership. Mr. Oloko pledged to uphold the high standards set by Placid Aguwa’s administration and the other past presidents of the association, namely John Edozie, Beatrice Hamza-Bassey, Shamsey Oloko, Ben Okeke and Tinuade Awe. Mr. Oloko expressed the hope that he could count on the enthusiasm of members to take the association to new and greater heights.
The NLA is an association of attorneys based in the United States. The NLA has been active in cultivating the science of jurisprudence and facilitating the administration of justice in the United States and Nigeria. In addition, the NLA serves the needs of members of the Nigerian legal community, as well as the Nigerian community as a whole, in their understanding of and access to the law. Among other events and activities, the NLA holds periodic continuing legal education seminars for lawyers. The association also conducts free legal clinics within the Nigerian community to assist individuals with various legal issues. For further information about the NLA, please visit the association’s website:
www.nigerianlawyers.org.
Below is a complete list of the NLA’s officers and directors for the new term:
Executive Officers
President – Bola O. Oloko, Esq.
Vice President – Adekunle Deru, Esq.
Public Relations Officer – Abayomi Ajaiyeoba, Esq.
Board of Directors:
Beatrice Hamza-Bassey, Esq. (Chair)
Yewande Odia, Esq.
Tinuade Awe, Esq.
Wuyi Ogunyinka, Esq.
Francis Ononaji, Esq.
For inquiries, contact:
Nigerian Lawyers Association
321 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10007
Tel: 212-566-9926
Fax: 212-571-4309
Signed: Abayomi Ajaiyeoba, Esq. (Secretary)
New York, New York
January 16, 2007
