The National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL), Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province is set to hold its Provincial Summit from September 27 to 28 with the theme; ‘Ede 2024’, at St. Augustine Regional Pastoral Institute (SARPI), Ede, Osun State.

Each diocese in the province is expected to send three delegates, chaplain inclusive to the summit with the theme, ‘Legal Profession in a Distressed Economy: The Catholic Lawyer in Perspective’.

Registration fee is N25,000 per participant while the payment deadline is Saturday, August 31, 2024.

The Protem President of NACL, Ibadan Province, Michael Agbolade, said in a statement made available to the media that the body is the platform that brings practitioners of law, who are Catholic members under one body with a view to operating within the umbrella body of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

He stated that NACL enhances the desire of the church at promoting rule of law to all, who are denied of their inalienable rights since law is a vital tool for liberation, which humanity requires to enhance human development that cuts across economic, intellectual property, healthcare, formal education, human rights.