Lawyers stage walkout at NBA’s ‘Unbarred’ concert over guest ‘performer’ Portable
In the wee hours of Thursday, August 31, some lawyers left an event that was being held in Abuja as part of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual general conference.
According to the event’s poster, the host was Timi Agbaje, DJ Skillz and Veentage Band were billed to man the Music Policy and it promised a surprise act.
Time to unveil the surprise act and lawyers who had waited several hours for the programme to start were stunned to see Portable being announced as the guest performer.
The president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau gave a brief speech, followed by a brief entertainment by the DJ before Portable’s ‘shocking’ appearance on stage.
A significant number of the attorneys chose to leave after raising concerns about the choice of the self-styled ‘wahala’ musician for the event.
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The protesting solicitors were seen leaving the stadium on foot and others in their vehicles.
A viral video from the event showed shirtless Portable scaling portions of the stadium’s infrastructure.
Another lawyer stated: “I also left but it was largely due to the fact that I was tired. Many of the conferees were unhappy that Portable was invited.”
However, some other attorneys stayed back to ‘enjoy’ the ‘Zazu’ crooner’s energetic performance.
As part of the yearly NBA conference, a live entertainment event called “Unbarred” is organised for attorneys.
It is held the day before the association’s annual general meeting and serves as the grand conference’s closing celebration.
Previous editions have featured performances by 2baba, Olamide, Wande Coal, Teni, Brymo, Falz, Ruger, Nini and Bez.
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