*Speakers
Include: George Etomi (FNIALS, NPOM); Mrs
Boma Alabi, (OON, SAN); Prof. D K Derri
*Expected
invited guests include: NBA President, Olumide Akpata; NCDMB; NDDC; NIMASA;
NOSDRA; Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemicals Ltd; The Shell Petroleum Development
Company of Nigeria Ltd; Aiteo Eastern E & P Ltd, Nigerian Agip Oil Company
Ltd; and First E & P Ltd
*See
How To Register And Join Virtually
The Nembe Se Lawyers
Forum, is set to hold a one day special session on "Law Practice Building
In Contemporary Times". The programme which is hosted by Serenity Legal
Union & Partners, at 7 Jessy and Jenny Street, Trans Amadi Industrial
Layout, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, will be held virtually for interested
persons all over the world on the 3rd of May, 2021.
In a media briefing
held by the Forum on 19th day of April, 2021, the Chairman of the
forum, Dr A.J Beredugo, while addressing newsmen stated that the multi-purpose
session is being organized to enhance the skills and preparedness of lawyers -
collectively and individually - in contemporary times, in the light of fast
unfolding changes, challenges and opportunities, locally and globally, many of
which have profound significance for the socioeconomic development and human
security trajectory of Nigeria and, in particular, the Niger Delta region,
amongst other things.
“The multi-purpose
session is being organized: to enhance the skills and preparedness of lawyers -
collectively and individually - in contemporary times, in the light of fast
unfolding changes, challenges and opportunities, locally and globally, many of
which have profound significance for the socioeconomic development and human
security trajectory of Nigeria and, in particular, the Niger Delta region; to
promote innovative ways of using law as a preferred means for satisfactorily
resolving national, social and commercial problems, and particularly to both
foster a conducive social-legal environment for industrial activities in the
Niger Delta region and build a base of legal service providers to adequately
support that vision;
“…provide a platform
for constructive stakeholder relations between key corporate organizations
operating in the region, a cream of community and social leaders (including
monarchs), the legal sector and other professional icons; recognize
accomplishments and contributions of outstanding legal minds of Nembe Se
extraction; and create room for quality networking, plus offer inspiration for
our young lawyers and professionals,” he said.
In a press statement
signed by the Chairman of the Nembe Se Lawyers Forum, Dr A.J Beredugo, and the
Planning Team lead, Iniruo Wills, it was revealed that the Lead Speaker at the
event will be one of Nigeria's leading commercial lawyers and policy experts,
George Etomi (FNIALS, NPOM), the pioneer Chairman of the Nigerian Bar
Association's Section on Business Law. Other confirmed Speakers are: Mrs Boma Alabi, (OON, SAN), a Nembe Se Lawyer
and former President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association who was also the
first black President of the Female Solicitors Association of England and
Wales, and Professor D K Derri, the current Dean of the Niger Delta
University's Faculty of Law.
Expected invited guests
include top executives of public and private corporations of special
significance to the national economy and the Niger region, such as the
Governors of Rivers and Bayelsa States, the Honourable Minister of State for
Petroleum Resources, the President of Nigerian Bar Association, the Nigerian
Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Niger Delta Development
Commission (NDDC), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA),
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Brass Fertilizer and
Petrochemicals Ltd, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd,
Aiteo Eastern E & P Ltd, Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd, and First E & P
Ltd. Also expected to attend are Judges, National/State Legislators and Top
Monarchs of Nembe Se.
There is also going to
be a panel discussion on the sub-themes of "Law in a Fast Changing
World" and "Expanding Opportunities in the Legal Market".
Speakers and representatives of some of the invited organizations will speak at
the panel session.
Participation in the
event will be hybrid as it will be physical and virtual. All lawyers from the
Nembe Se extraction both home and abroad can join the event physically on
Monday, 3rd May 2021 at the Nabo Graham-Douglas Hall of the law office complex
of Serenity Legal Union and Partners in Port Harcourt, while other lawyers and
even Nembe Se lawyers who cannot make it physically can join virtually.
Interested lawyers all over the world and members of the general public can
register by following the registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc-6hrjIuHd0Pf5Y_8RdqUm1yqUM66X3J
Date: 3rd
May, 2021
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00
pm
To register, click: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc-6hrjIuHd0Pf5Y_8RdqUm1yqUM66X3J