The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, ECNBA, has listed 53 candidates for its national election.
This came as the Technical Committee on Conference Planning, TCCP, for the 2022 Annual General Conference, AGC, of the NBA, has announced the commencement of registration for the 62nd NBA AGC.
Chairman of ECNBA, Ayodele Akintunde, SAN, and Secretary, Mabel Ekeke, listing the candidates properly nominated for the election, said: “Pursuant to Part IV(11) and V(7), Second Schedule of the Constitution of the NBA 2015(as amended in 2021), a reminder notice was issued on June 6, 2022, to all candidates to submit not later than June 10, 2022, all campaign materials including curriculum vitae of not more than four pages of A4-size paper and comprehensive manifestos for publication.”
The positions being contested for according to ECNBA, include President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, 3rd Vice-President, General Secretary, Assistant General Secretary, Treasurer, Welfare Secretary, Publicity Secretary, Ass. Publicity Secretary and General Council of the Bar.
For the President, the candidates are Gadzama Joe-Kyari, SAN, Mikyau Yakubu, SAN and Taidi Jonathan.
For the 1st Vice-President, the contestants are Bala Linda, Bawa Yakubu and Liman Salihu. Meanwhile, candidates for the post of 2nd Vice-President are Abonyi Gerald, Chukwuemeka Clement and Nosike Damian. That of 3rd Vice-President has Asagba Justina and Ogbah Isaac as contestants.
For the position of General Secretary, those to face the voters are Adegbite Adesina, Asenoguan Osamuede, Ogiegbaen Callistus and Yamah Desmond.
Meanwhile, Aka Oluwaseun, Balogun Dhikrullah, Kip Daniel and Oseme Peremene are to fight it out for the Assistant General Secretary post.
The Treasurer has Adeogun Funmilola, Anze-Bishop Caroline and Balarabe Safiya as contestants.
Welfare Secretary will have Adaramola Gbemiga, Aniekwena Ben, Auta Nyada, Obasi Chinyere and Ugwuoke Ikechukwu slug it out for the post.
The Publicity Secretary position will see Emoghwanre Ogaga and Lawal Akorede battle each other at the poll; while Assistant Publicity Secretary will be contested by Ajiboye Charles and Nwoye Akachukwu.
And for General Council of the Bar, 22 candidates were listed, namely: Abdullahi Faskari, Agada Mercy, Agbaga Dennis, Agi Anne, Aikpokpo-Martins John, Akintayo John, Anagor Raphael, Anizoba Obi, Bello Abdulganiyu, Edun Olukunle, Igba Theophilus, Lagbamue Israel, Maidoki Muhammad, Muhammad Asmau, Munguno Mohammed, Nduka Rapuluchukwu, Nwaeze Nwaebuka, Okwun-Kalu Dave, Oladapo Olalekan, Onwere Victor, Oyeyiola Durodoluwa and Usman Joshua.