BY EMEKA NWADIOKE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate, Mr. Dele Adesina SAN has asked the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) to cancel the ongoing National Officers Election, saying it is fraught with irregularities. In a letter to ECNBA Chairman, Mr. Tawo Tawo SAN dated 30th July, 2020 and personally signed by him, Adesina...
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has stated that over 13,000 lawyers have voted in the ongoing NBA National Officers Election, even as the electoral umpire is worried that many eligible voters may not receive their voting links due to telecommunication challenges. Below is the full text of the ECNBA statement: The...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE OJUKWU CALLS NEW VOTERS’ LIST A ‘FRAUD’ ‘INTERNATIONAL DIASPORA’ LISTED AS NBA BRANCH OBOLLO AFOR JUMPS FROM 39 TO 662 MEMBERS ECNBA ASSURES VOTERS AGAIN A United States based electronic voting company will conduct the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, CITY LAWYER can authoritatively report. This puts to rest all speculations regarding...
In a matter of hours, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 2020 National Elections will get underway. Unsurprisingly, the election has attracted frenzied interest from key stakeholders. The campaigns have been electrifying. The run-up to the election has been thorny, occasionally uncertain. The compilation of the voters’ list was a near nightmare. Even on the eve...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE ECNBA PURGES 1604 NAMES FROM VOTERS’ LIST BARS FURTHER CAMPAIGNS WARNS AGAINST PARALLEL ‘HELP DESKS’ The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has finally released the full list of verified voters for the NBA Elections commencing at 11 pm today. In its Statement No. 018, the Electoral Committee has barred...
The eagerly awaited guidelines for tomorrow’s elections have now been released by the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA). Setting out the voting protocols in its ECNBA STATEMENT NO 017, the electoral committee assured that voters would receive a certificate after voting. Below is the text of the statement: GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING Ballot shall...
BY EMEKA NWADIOKE ‘NO CAUSE FOR ALARM,’ SAYS ECNBA There are strong indications that the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) is making frantic efforts to fortify the NBA Election Portal and deploy it for the election now shifted to commence tomorrow evening. The electoral committee had in its latest statement moved the...
The Rule of Law is sacrosanct in any democratic Society. Consequently, it must be protected and projected at all times. The entrenchment of the Rule of Law in Nigeria is in our interest because the Law and legal practitioners can only thrive where the Rule of Law thrives. It is instructive that the motto of...
BY EBUN-OLU ADEGBORUWA, SAN In the course of last week, both Chambers of the National Assembly took up the issue of failing security across the land. Whilst the Senate asked that the service chiefs be sacked, the House of Representatives interacted with the security agencies. It is now clear to all and sundry, at least...
The political fortunes of consummate Bar-man and former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Assistant General Secretary, Mr. Okey Ohagba has received a major boost with his endorsement by the eight branches in Rivers State. Rising from a stakeholders meeting last Wednesday, the Bar Leaders unanimously declared support for the candidacy of Ohagba for the office of...