Return N300m to Rivers Govt - Lawyer to NBA

A Port Harcourt-based legal practitioner, Chukwuma Chinwo, has advised the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, to be cautious about the sources from which it solicits or receives funds.

Chinwo made the comment in reaction to the ongoing controversy between the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, and the NBA regarding the refund of N300 million given to the association by suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara prior to his suspension.

According to Chinwo, if the Rivers State Government indeed gave such an amount to the NBA, the association should not wait to be asked before returning the money, especially since the funds were not appropriated.

Speaking in an interview with Daily Post...
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