Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.
Badejo-Okusanya garnered 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the total votes cast in Saturday’s NBA national election.
She defeated her closest rivals, Lateef Akangbe, SAN, who scored 7,934 votes and Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, who garnered 5,855 votes.
Also 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, amongst other successful candidates.
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After being announced as the winner, she said, “Today, I stand before you with a heart full of deep gratitude and a great sense of responsibility.
“I am truly 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 EVERYONE. This victory is not mine alone. It belongs to every member who believed that our Association can be stronger, more inclusive, more responsive, better positioned to serve the interests of all lawyers.”
