The African Women Lawyers Association has issued a seven-day ultimatum to a breakaway faction in Nigeria to stop parading itself as officers of the Association and using its name, logo and official communication platforms. In a position statement signed by Sakinah Adepeju Oduye-Quadri, Secretary General of AWLA International, the Association also warned the faction to desist from defamatory and derogatory publications against the Association, its officials and members. AWLA said the crisis followed the expiration of the tenure of the former AWLA Nigeria executive on October 22, 2023, and that the executive failed to conduct elections before the expiration of its tenure, prompting the international body to constitute and inaugurate a Caretaker Committee on November 24, 2023. AWLA alleged that instead of handing over, the expired executive convened an extraordinary meeting.
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