Nigeria, April 14 -- Rivers State Administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to refund the N300 million the Rivers State Government paid to the association for hosting the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference.

"While we respect the NBA's right to choose its conference venues, we find it curious that the association-despite its 'principled position'- didn't address the refund of the N300 million already paid by the Rivers State Government for the hosting rights of the 2025 conference," Mr Ibas spokesperson, Hector Igbikiowubo, said in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday.

The NBA had berated President Bola Tinubu for declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspending all elected officials, in...