Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), becoming the first woman to win the office through an election
The Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA), Chief Aham Ejelam, SAN, announced the results on Sunday after the electronic voting process concluded.
Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the total votes cast, defeating Lateef Akangbe, SAN, who polled 7,934 votes (30.39 per cent), while Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, finished with 5,855 votes (22.43 per cent).
A total of 26,106 valid votes were cast in the presidential election.
Her victory also makes her only the second woman to lead the NBA, following Dame Priscilla Kuye, who became president in 1991 after the then-president, Clement Akpamgbo, SAN, left office following his appointment as Attorney General of the Federation.
In the race for General Secretary, Afam Okeke emerged victorious with 8,478 votes to defeat other contenders.
The newly elected national officers will serve a two-year term from 2026 to 2028.
Although Badejo-Okusanya was not present when the results were announced at the NBA headquarters in Abuja due to a flight delay, a member of her campaign team, Aminu Gadanya, SAN, said she is committed to extending a “handshake of friendship” to her fellow contestants following the election.
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