BREAKING: OYINKANSOLA BADEJO-OKUSANYA EMERGES AS 33RD NBA PRESIDENT AFTER CLOSELY CONTESTED ELECTION

OYIN itKANSOLA BADEJO-OKUSANYA EMERGES AS 33RD NBA PRESIDENT AFTER CLOSELY CONTESTED ELECTION


Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has been elected the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), defeating two other senior lawyers in the association's 2026 national officers' election.

The Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), Aham Ejelam, SAN, announced the results on Sunday at the NBA National Secretariat in Abuja after the conclusion of the election, which experienced delays due to technical challenges and a cyberattack.

According to the official results, Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 percent of the total votes cast. Her closest challenger, Lateef Akangbe, SAN, polled 7,934 votes (30.39 percent), while Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, received 5,855 votes (22.43 percent).

A total of 26,106 votes were recorded in the election.

With the victory, Badejo-Okusanya will serve a two-year tenure from 2026 to 2028, becoming only the second woman to lead the Nigerian Bar Association after Priscilla Kuye, who served as NBA President between 1991 and 1992.

Other officials elected during the exercise 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.

Badejo-Okusanya was not present during the announcement of the results. However, a member of her campaign team, Aminu Gadanya, SAN, explained that she was delayed by a flight and remained committed to promoting unity within the association by extending a hand of fellowship to all contestants.

Speaking after the announcement, the outgoing NBA President, Afam Osigwe, SAN, disclosed that the election survived several attempts to disrupt the process, including a cyberattack that forced the Electoral Committee to rebuild and migrate its ICT infrastructure to a more secure server.

Osigwe urged the newly elected officers to be magnanimous in victory while encouraging unsuccessful candidates to support the new leadership in the interest of the legal profession.

He also revealed that the Electoral Committee would conduct a comprehensive review of the electoral process, particularly the challenges encountered, with the aim of improving future elections, strengthening cybersecurity, and enhancing confidence in the association's electoral system.

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