A candidate for the position of General Secretary in Saturday’s Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) general election, Mr. Desmond Yamah yesterday pledged to ensure a fast and seamless stamps delivery process if elected.
Yamah’s rivals for the position are Adegbite Adesina, Asenoguan Osamuede and Ogiegbaen Callistus.
The former Chairman, NBA Abuja and current Co-Chairman, NBA Secretariat Restructuring Committee explained in a statement seen by The Nation that under his tenure there would be no need for formal applications.
He described the delays in the stamps delivery process as bottlenecks, noting that lawyers need not apply formally for stamps.
Yamah said: “Lawyers after payment of Bar Practice Fees (BPF) need not apply formally for STAMPS as this causes administrative bottlenecks resulting in avoidable delays.
“Stamps should be produced by the National Secretariat on the confirmation of payment of the BPF and released in batches through registered courier companies to the branches, who will in turn release to members on confirmation of the payment of Branch dues.
“In this case, all lawyers will get their stamps on or before the 31st day of March of every year or a week thereafter for those who pay on 31st March of every year.
“This will guarantee a seamless stamps delivery process.”