NBA election: Badejo-Okusanya takes early lead in presidential poll

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Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has taken an early lead in the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, according to the the electronic votes on Saturday.

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As of 11:08 a.m., showed Badejo-Okusanya polling 4,860 votes (41.70 per cent) to lead the race.

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Her closest challenger, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, garnered 3,851 votes (33.10 per cent), while Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, secured 2,824 votes (25.13 per cent).

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The results are provisional, with the final outcome expected after the completion of voting, collation and verification by the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA).

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The election is being conducted electronically by the ECNBA to choose the next president of the association, with three Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) contesting for the office. The presidency is zoned to the Western Zone under the NBA’s rotational arrangement. 

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The poll follows months of campaigns and legal disputes over the electoral process. Earlier on Saturday, the ECNBA apologised for a delay in the commencement of voting before the election eventually got underway.

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The winner will succeed the incumbent NBA President, Afam Osigwe, SAN, and lead Africa’s largest professional association of lawyers for the next two-year term.

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