Olumide Akpata has been elected as the President of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) beating two other challengers, Dr Babatunde Ajibade (SAN) and Dele Adesina (SAN).
The former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Business Law (NBA-SL) had maintained a huge lead in the NBA national elections that got underway on Wednesday.
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Akpata, the only non-Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) among three presidential candidates, had polled 8075 votes (53.7 percent) as at 2:02pm on Thursday.
His closest challenger Dr Babatunde Ajibade SAN has garnered 3616 votes (24.1 per cent).
A former NBA General Secretary Dele Adesina (SAN) is in the rear with 3343 (22.2 per cent) of the votes cast.
15,034 votes tallied and there were 32 abstentions from the 15,077 votes so far.
A total of 29,636 lawyers are voting nationwide in the electronic poll, according to the Electoral Committee of the NBA
Congratulating him on his victory, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo wrote, “He brings with him years of enviable success as a distinguished lawyer and is sure to steer the NBA to glorious heights. Congratulations, once more!
