Badejo-Okusanya Elected 33rd NBA President

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has emerged as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) after 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 result on Sunday at the NBA National Secretariat in Abuja after the conclusion of the election, which was earlier delayed due to technical difficulties and a cyberattack.

According to Ejelam, Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the total votes cast, to defeat her closest challenger, Lateef Akangbe, SAN, who polled 7,934 votes, representing 30.39 per cent.

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The third presidential candidate, Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, received 5,855 votes, accounting for 22.43 per cent of the total votes.

The ECNBA chairman disclosed that 26,106 votes were recorded during the election.

With her emergence, Badejo-Okusanya will lead the association for a two-year tenure from 2026 to 2028, becoming the second female president in the history of the NBA.

She follows in the footsteps of Priscilla Kuye, who served as the first female NBA President between 1991 and 1992.

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Other lawyers elected as national officers of the association include Oghenero Okoro, who emerged as First Vice-President with 11,024 votes; Afam Okeke, who won the position of General Secretary with 8,478 votes; Aghogho Gladys, who was elected Assistant General Secretary with 14,312 votes; and Chinelo Audrey Ofoegbunam, who emerged as Welfare Secretary after securing 14,911 votes.

Badejo-Okusanya was not present when the election results were announced at the NBA Secretariat.

However, a member of her campaign team, Aminu Gadanya, SAN, explained that her absence was due to a flight delay, adding that the president-elect was ready to extend an olive branch to other candidates and work towards unity within the association.

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Gadanya said Badejo-Okusanya remained committed to building a united NBA by reaching out to those who contested against her and fostering cooperation among members of the legal profession.

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