The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Aba chapter has dismissed reports alleging that Ifunanya Excel Grant, a controversial Nigerian lawyer and social media influencer widely recognized as “Baddest Lawyer,” holds membership within their ranks.
The statement was issued on Tuesday and signed by NBA Aba Branch Chairman Innocent O. Egwu, Esq., and Secretary Mazi K.C. Okoro.
He said: “For the records, we wish to state categorically that Miss Ifunanya Excel Grant is not a member of the NBA, Aba Branch, and she is unknown to NBA, Aba Branch.
“While we support every effort of our great association, the NBA, to rid the legal profession of the few bad eggs, we must request that painstaking efforts be taken by officers concerned to ensure that innocent and law-abiding practitioners are not unwittingly held out in bad light to the public.”
This is coming after some reports ascribed Ifunanya’s NBA membership to the Aba Branch following the call for her to be prosecuted for inappropriate social media conduct involving substance abuse and unclad images and videos.
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Meanwhile, the Aba-based lawyer, had earlier slammed the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over its decision to file a petition against her before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC).
The NBA spokesperson Akorede Lawal in a statement on Saturday said it had petitioned the LPDC against Ifunaya, noting there had been complaints that she posts pictures and videos of herself unclad and smoking marijuana on social media.
Speaking about the development via her Facebook page, Ifunaya, who posted several photos and videos on Facebook on Sunday, urged her fans to tell those looking for her that she is unavailable.
“Before I can light up my Igbo (Indian hemp), do you have any advice for Me?
“Note: Tell those people wey dey find me say I’m unavailable,” she wrote.
On whether she “studied law just to frustrate the law,” Ifunaya said: “If INEC fit declare Tinubu president why not.”
