ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has emerged as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, following the association’s national election.
Badejo-Okusanya polled 12,317 votes, accounting for 47.18 per cent of the total ballots cast in Saturday’s election. She defeated her closest rivals, Lateef Akangbe, SAN, who received 7,934 votes, and Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, who secured 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, alongside other successful candidates.
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Reacting after being declared the winner, Badejo-Okusanya wrote, “Today, I stand before you with a heart filled with profound gratitude and a deep sense of responsibility.
“I am truly humbled by the confidence that members of the Nigerian Bar Association have reposed in me by electing me to serve as your President.
“Thank you for believing in our shared vision of A BOLDER BAR THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. This victory is not mine alone; it belongs to every member who believed that our Association can be stronger, more inclusive, more responsive, and better positioned to serve the interests of all lawyers.”