Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- A majority of the members of the Nigerian Bar Association's National Executive Committee voted in favour of dis-inviting Governor Nasir El-Rufai to the association's annual general conference, Paul Usoro, the NBA president, said in a letter to the Nigerian Governors' Forum, on Friday.

Mr Usoro, in the letter, also apologised to Mr El-Rufai.

According to Mr Usoro, Mr El-Rufai's invitation to the conference was brought up by the NEC members during their meeting on Thursday.

"There was indeed a motion that was moved and seconded to that effect," said Mr Usoro, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

"Those who spoke in favour of his attendance, including me, were in the minority. I was personally placed in a very difficult and ...