• ‘WE HAVE NOT LIFTED BAN ON CAMPAIGNS’

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) has directed each candidate in the forthcoming NBA Elections to “submit an electronic compilation of your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and campaign manifesto for publication in the ECNBA online magazine, pursuant to Part IV(11) and V(7), Second Schedule of the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association 2015 (as amended in 2021).”

The electoral body however warned that “This is not an invitation for commencement of campaigns. We therefore again warn that there shall be no campaigning under any guise until the ban on campaign is lifted by the ECNBA. We seize this opportunity to again warn all candidates to CEASE any semblance of campaigns.”

In a letter obtained by CITY LAWYER and dated 19th May, 2024, the electoral committee warned that it has not lifted ban on campaigning, adding that “We trust all stakeholders shall comply to avoid summary disqualification, should there be an infraction of any of these directives.”

The electoral committee also renewed its threat to disqualify any candidate who violates its electoral guidelines.

The letter was signed by Mr. Oluseun Abimbola SAN and Huwaila Muhammad, Chairman and Secretary respectively of the electoral committee.

The ECNBA noted that each candidate “fully come under the purview of the ECNBA in your participation in the 2024 NBA Elections,” adding that “While we congratulate you for qualifying as a candidate, we urge you to ensure you abide by the rules governing the elections, and every directive of the ECNBA.”

Below is the full text of the letter to the candidates.

SUBMISSION OF CANDIDATES’ CAMPAIGN MATERIALS

As a qualified candidate for the upcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) elections, you now fully come under the purview of the ECNBA in your participation in the 2024 NBA Elections. While we congratulate you for qualifying as a candidate, we urge you to ensure you abide by the rules governing the elections, and every directive of the ECNBA.

1. We are by this letter inviting you to submit an electronic compilation of your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and campaign manifesto for publication in the ECNBA online magazine, pursuant to Part IV(11) and V(7), Second Schedule of the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association 2015 (as amended in 2021),

2. Our online magazine aims to provide NBA members with a comprehensive insight into the vision, qualifications, and aspirations of the candidates vying for various positions within the Association. Candidates are required to submit the compiled file of campaign materials including curriculum vitae of not more than four pages of A4-size paper, and comprehensive manifesto for publication, by email to info@ecnba.org not later than 12noon on Friday, 24th May 2024.

3. NOTE: This is not an invitation for commencement of campaigns. We therefore again warn that there shall be no campaigning under any guise until the ban on campaign is lifted by the ECNBA. We seize this opportunity to again warn all candidates to CEASE any semblance of campaigns.

4. In the coming days, the ECNBA will issue campaign guidelines to be strictly adhered to by all candidates and their supporters. We trust all stakeholders shall comply to avoid summary disqualification, should there be an infraction of any of these directives.

Dated this 19th day of May 2024

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