Amazing Ikpala of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja branch, has emerged winner of the GIE (Growth Investment & Employment) Challenge – #MYSBLGIECHALLENGE, organised by the NBA Section on Business Law (SBL) to select 100 young lawyers (0-7 years post call) who will be sponsored to its 2019 conference.
According to the organisers, the test was to challenge young lawyers to interrogate issues around the theme of the 13th annual business law conference, that is: ‘Growth Investment & Employment: Beyond Rhetoric’ thereby preparing them for effective engagements and conversations at the conference, set to take place in Lagos from June 26-28, 2019.
Announcing the winners on Tuesday, the Chairman of the conference planning committee, Dr Adeoye Adefulu, disclosed details about the challenge and how the winner emerged.
He said, “Applicants/participants were required to create a one-minute video stating what the theme of the conference meant to them. This video was to be uploaded on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using the hashtags #MySBLGIEChallenge and @#NBASBL2019.
“As part of the requirements, applicants were also expected to be legal practitioners (between 0-7 years post call); and also financial members of the NBA-SBL. “
He stated further, that several entries poured in from young lawyers across the three zones of the Nigerian Bar Association (i.e. North, East and West). These were screened by members of a sub-committee, after which, a winner emerged alongside two runners-up.
“All shortlisted participants in the challenge will receive a sponsorship package that covers, cost of registration for the Conference; cost of accommodation for the conference (only available to lawyers outside Lagos); and free transfers from conference hotel(s) to the conference venue. While the winner, Amazing Ikpala will in addition to the package, sit on one of the panel sessions at the conference,” Dr. Adefulu disclosed.
THEO KIO-LAWSON
