The Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) has explained why controversial singer Portable performed at its 2023 Annual General Conference on Thursday.
The Nation reports that Portable performed as a guest artiste at NBA’s ‘Unbarred’ concert.

After the video of his performance went viral, social media critics blasted the NBA for inviting Portable to perform in a show that consisted of “learned” individuals, saying it was an embarrassment to the law profession known for conservatism. Many also accused the association of paying the controversial musician to perform.

But in an interview with The PUNCH on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the NBA, Akorede Lawal, said Portable’s presence at the event was made possible by Obi Cubana’s partnership with the program as the headline sponsor. He said Cubana Group brought Portable because he was one of his brand ambassadors (Odogwu bitters) and because being the headline sponsor came with bringing a guest artiste to perform at the concert that usually has lawyers irrespective of their status to close the conference.

NBA, what of Falz? or any other musician with good PR and content?