Date: 2017-12-19

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Ilorin has honoured former President, Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami (rtd), and six others – Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, National Pilot Billy Adedamola; Kwara State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Kamaldeen Ajibade (SAN); Founder, Al-Hikma University Abdulraheem Oladimeji.

Others are Dean of Law, Igbenedion University, Prof. Rasheed Ijaodola; Proprietor of Crown Hill University Morgan Frank Akpan and the President, Kam Industries, Alhaji Kamrudeen Ibitoye Yusuf. The awards were presented at the 2017 annual bar dinner.

Issa Manzuma, the chairman, said the awardees were honoured for their contribution to development of the country.

Present at the ceremony are Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, represented by Commissioner for Water Resources Muideen Akorede, lawyers, captains of industries and academics.