Law Personality of The Week: A.B MAHMOUD SAN
The Nigerian Bar Association is an organized statutory body with the primary motive of regulating and coordinating the legal practice in Nigeria. The organization had had a total of thirty three chairmen or presidents right from its inception in the year 1900 (though not really organized then) till date. However each of these presidents, while in office, performed differently according to their abilities, this explains the reason the present President distinguished himself and continues to steer the organization toward actualizing a collective goal. Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN) studied law and graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979. He also holds a Master’s degree from the university specializing in Company and Labour Relation Law. Afterwards, he went on to serve for fifteen years at the Kano State Ministry of Justice rising from the pupil state counsel to the position of the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. Poularly known as AB Mahmoud,...