- SAN Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya Emerges New NBA President
- Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the total votes cast
- Defeats Lateef Akangbe, Olumuyiwa Akinboro
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya has been elected the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Eko Hot Blog reports that Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the total votes cast in the association’s national election held on Saturday.
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She defeated Lateef Akangbe, SAN, who polled 7,934 votes, and Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, who garnered 5,855 votes.
Other officials elected into the NBA’s national executive include Oghenero Okoro as First Vice President with 11,024 votes, Afam Okeke as General Secretary with 8,478 votes, Aghogho Gladys as Assistant General Secretary with 14,312 votes, and Chinelo Audrey Ofoegbunam as Welfare Secretary with 14,911 votes.
The election also produced other successful candidates who will serve on the association’s new national executive committee.
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