Olumide Akapata Emerges NigBarAssoc President After Landslide Victory As Dele Adeshina Faults Process | Sahara Reporters Akpata does not hold the title of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, making his victory a big surprise to many. READ MORE:
A Lagos-based lawyer, Olumide Akpata, has emerged winner of the Nigeria Bar Association presidential election by a landslide victory many lawyers have considered transparent.
Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the NBA, Tawo Tawo , said Akpata polled 9891 votes accounting for 54.3 per cent of all the votes cast to defeat his closest contender, Dr Babatunde Ajibade , who scored 4328 votes.
The controversial letter pitched many young lawyers against the other two SAN contenders, paving the way for a gallant win of Akpata, the only non-SAN in the race.Adesina in a letter to the electoral committee chairman, said many voters did not receive the link to vote.
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