NBA ELECTIONS: ECNBA RELEASES LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
Distinguished Colleagues,
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has published on its website the final list of candidates in the forthcoming election of National Officers and NBA Representatives at the General Council of the Bar. The list is attached.
For the position of President, four candidates have been cleared: Afam Josiah Osigwe SAN (Abuja Branch), Tobenna Erojikwe Chigbo (Lagos Branch), and Chukwuka Ikuazom Nwabueze SAN (Lagos Branch). However, Joyce Oduah (Lagos Branch) was disqualified.
Several candidates have been cleared for the positions of First Vice President, Second Vice President, and Third Vice President. Notable among them are Sosapiriye Williams (Port
Harcourt), Gerald Ugochukwu Abonyi (Obollo Afor Branch), Bolatumi Olasunbo Animashaun (Lagos Branch), and Zaniab Garba Aminu (Kaduna Branch). Anyia Sabastine Ubua of (Aguata Branch) was disqualified.
For the position of General Secretary, Abdulwasiu Alfa (Maiduguri Branch) and Mobolaji Ojibara (Ilorin Branch) have been cleared, while Tsav Mohammed Iyorember (Bwari Branch) and Caroline Ladidi Anze-Bishop (Bukuru Branch) were disqualified.
The list also includes candidates for the positions of Assistant General Secretary, Treasurer, Welfare Secretary, Publicity Secretary, and Assistant Publicity Secretary. Some notable candidates who have been cleared include Henry Ehi Barnabas (Bwari Branch), Caroline Obi (Lagos Branch), and Ebiere Emmanuella Ekpese (Sagbama Branch).
In the category of Representative to the General Council of the Bar, candidates from the Eastern, Northern, and Western regions have been cleared, while some have been disqualified. Those cleared include Eric Chigozie Ibe (Garki Branch), Tijjani Magaji (Funtua Branch), and Sulayman Dawud (Gwagwalada Branch).
Disqualified candidates reserve the right to appeal to the National Officers’ Election Appeal Committee.
Akorede Habeeb Lawal
National Publicity Secretary