The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has elected Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya as its 33rd President.
Badejo-Okusanya had 12,317 votes, making up 47.18 per cent of the total votes in Saturday’s NBA national election.
She beat her closest rivals, Lateef Akangbe, SAN, who scored 7,934 votes, and Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, who got 5,855 votes.
Also elected into the NBA’s national executive are 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 wnd Chinelo Audrey Ofoegbunam as Welfare Secretary, who secured 14,911 votes, alongside other successful candidates.
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She said, “Today I stand before you with a heart full of deep gratitude and a great sense of responsibility after being announced the winner.
“I am indeed humbled by the confidence reposed in me by the members of the Nigerian Bar Association by electing me to serve as your President.
Thank you for believing in our shared vision of A BRAVER BAR THAT WORKS FOR ALL. “This victory is not mine alone. It belongs to every member who believed our Association can be stronger, more inclusive, more responsive, better positioned to serve the interests of all lawyers.”
