I’ll Stop Harassment Of Young Lawyers – NBA Chairmanship Candidate Assures
BY AMEH IDUJAGI, JALINGO – One of the chairmanship aspirants for the Taraba State chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Sunday Stephen Esq. has assured that if elected as Chairman of the Bar, he will use his position to stop the harassment of young lawyers by their senior colleagues.
Stephen, who gave the assurance at an interactive session with the forum of Young Lawyers in Jalingo on Friday, said that it was unthinkable for any professional to harass their colleagues publicly under whatever pretext.
The aspirant said that his tenure would herald a new era where the welfare of lawyers would take the centre stage adding the senior/junior lawyer dichotomy would be broken without tolerating disregard to seniority and acts of irresponsibility from the junior lawyers.
Stephen said; “I will assist young lawyers to achieve their personal goals and aspirations by availing them every opportunity possible for growth. I will work hard to put an end to the harassment of young lawyers while ensuring that we respect and retain high regards for seniority in our noble profession.
“I believe that if we get things right with the young lawyers, everything will be fine. I will also restore confidence in the NBA and the respect for members of this profession, even as I will make sure that we do not abuse our privileged position in the society. “That is why I am calling on you all to embrace the new phase of NBA in Taraba, vote for me as your state chairman and, together, we can make a difference”.
