OKEY-IS-OK ✅

“MY SIX-POINT CARDINAL PROGRAMME FOR #INNOVATIVESECRETARIAT AT A GLANCE”

• BY OKEY LEO OHAGBA – CANDIDATE FOR NBA GENERAL SECRETARY

1. INNOVATIVE E-GOVERNANCE: “THE IBA MODEL”

• Portal Overhaul: Mirror International Bar Association (IBA) standards to ensure maximum uptime and seamless global access for all members.
• NBA Call Centre: Deploy a state-of-the-art call centre for real-time resolution of members’ inquiries and complaints.
• Digital Archiving for Institutional Memory: Build a secure, advanced digital infrastructure to facilitate a transition to a paperless archival system.
• App Optimization: Fine-tune the NBA Mobile App to provide free and seamless access to all NBA products and services.
• Portal Feedback Feature: Introduce a dedicated portal feature that enables verified members to evaluate and rate published policies, reports, and services.
• Enhanced, Seamless Meetings: Sustain the pre-distribution of NEC and AGM electronic bundles, together with error-free meeting minutes.
• Digital Stamp Optimization: Provide instant access to the NBA Digital Stamp through members’ dashboards and the mobile app, while maintaining a strict 72-hour timeline for delivery of manual stamps pending its eventual phase-out.

1. PROFESSIONALIZED SECRETARIAT STAFF

• Administrative Restructuring: Align staff workflows with the new e-governance framework.
• KPIs and Incentives: Introduce measurable Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), supported by structured training programmes to improve efficiency, productivity, and professionalism.
• Accountability & Focus: Establish clear job descriptions, responsibilities, and performance deliverables for every staff member.

1. COMPREHENSIVE BRANCH AND MEMBERSHIP DATABASE

• Branch E-Directory: Develop and maintain a secure, centralized database of branches and members to facilitate identification and combat quackery.
• Annual Validation for Data Integrity: Conduct regular data validation and cleansing to ensure database integrity and eliminate recurring voter verification challenges during national elections.

1. RE-LAUNCH OF THE NBA SMART IDENTITY CARD SCHEME AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION

• Revival of the Scheme: Revive the NBA smart identity card scheme originally introduced during the 2014–2016 Augustine Alege, SAN administration.
• Enhanced Security Features: Incorporate advanced security measures to prevent identity theft and fraud.
• Dual Functionality: Partner with financial institutions to enable the card to function as an ATM and payment card.
• Premium Welfare Packages with Card: Embed exclusive lifestyle benefits, including discounts from partner hotels, airlines, healthcare providers, and other service providers.
• Zero-Cost Issuance: Ensure that every lawyer in good standing receives the smart identity card at no cost.
• Rebranded and Customized NBA Stickers: Introduce secure, trackable, and customized membership stickers to combat quackery and restore institutional dignity.

1. NEW MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORATE

• Establishment of the Directorate: Create a dedicated Membership Directorate to strengthen branch engagement and manage institutional membership data.
• Operational Mandate: Assign the Directorate responsibility for managing the E-Directory Scheme, annual membership validation, and the issuance of smart identity cards.

1. CAPACITY BUILDING AND YOUNG LAWYERS’ WELFARE

• Remuneration Order Enforcement: Facilitate and support measures for effective implementation and enforcement of the Legal Practitioners Remuneration Order 2023 to improve the economic well-being of lawyers, particularly young lawyers.
• Specialized Continuing Legal Education (CLE): Organize targeted CLE programmes to prepare young lawyers for emerging and global areas of legal practice.
• Free E-Library: Integrate premium legal research resources into the NBA Mobile App and web portal at no cost to all lawyers in good standing.

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