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  • EMEKA NWADIOKE
  • May 25, 2022
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ANXIETY, AS ECNBA UNVEILS SUCCESSFUL ASPIRANTS TODAY

A picture of the shape of electoral battle in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections will be unveiled today as the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) will today roll out letters to aspirants who crossed its screening hurdle in the run-up to the elections.

An impeccable source at ECNBA headquarters told CITY LAWYER that “All qualified candidates will get emails and notices today.”

This will assuage the palpable anxiety that has gripped many aspirants since the electoral committee started rolling out letters to alert disqualified aspirants of their fate. An unimpeachable source told CITY LAWYER that all the disqualified aspirants have been communicated by the electoral committee.

Most of the aspirants however told CITY LAWYER today that there were yet to hear from the electoral umpire regarding the screening exercise. They include NBA 1st Vice President, Mr. John Aikpokpo-Martins; an aspirant for the same position, Mr. Yakubu Bawa, and former NBA Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr. Habeeb Akorede Lawal.

Others are former NBA 2nd Assistant Secretary, Chinyere Obasi; NBA Rapporteur, Anne Agi as well as Messrs Ede Asenoguan, Gerald Abonyi, Isaac Omuta Ogbah, Anthony Oseme, Maximus Ugwuoke, Oluwaseun Aka and Daniel Kip.

At least three of the disqualified aspirants including Messrs Ewenode William, Anthony Chukwurah and Abdussalam Mohammed Saleh have accepted their fate, saying they would not contest the ECNBA decision. While Mr. Finian Ndukwu has filed an appeal against his disqualification, it was unclear at press time whether Messrs Muhammad Idris Doko; outgoing NBA Ukwa Branch Chairman, Sir. Samuel Nwosu, and former NBA Sapele Branch Chairman, Mr. Promise Besinginwayemi Awolowo Ademi-Akpeto will contest their disqualification by the electoral umpire.

Some of the aspirants have taken to social media to express concern over the delay in informing them about their fate after the screening exercise, moreso coming on the heels of petitions against some aspirants.

The NBA Election holds on July 16, 2022.

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  • EMEKA NWADIOKE
  • Oct 22, 2021
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BREAKING: ANXIETY, AS LPPC PLEADS ‘MIX-UP,’ REPLACES SAN-DESIGNATE

There is anxiety within legal circles as the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) today admitted an error in its listing of newly designated Senior Advocates of Nigeria.

In a press release obtained by CITY LAWYER, the committee stated that there was a “mix-up” in the list issued yesterday, saying: “In the press release issued by this office yesterday, 21st October 2021 announcing the list of successful applicants for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Nworka, Chidi Benjamin Esq. listed as No. 43 was mistakenly included in the list of Advocate Appointees. The actual successful applicant that ought to be in the said list is OSAKA, BENJAMIN NWORA, ESQ.”

Continuing, the LPPC said: “The mix-up is highly regretted and we apologise to all persons affected by it. A corrected version of the list in the order (sic) seniority at the outer Bar is hereby is hereby listed below for record purposes.”

Worried by this development, a senior lawyer-turned-broadcaster wrote: “So the LPPC made one lawyer, his family and friends to celebrate in vain yesterday! I’m still in shock that this error happened.”

However, a leading lawyer who is familiar with the process told CITY LAWYER that it is a “Genuine error,” adding: “They mixed up two names : OSAKA, BENJAMIN NWORA and NWORKA, BENJAMIN CHIDI. The former is the successful candidate. When they were typing out the names they picked the latter. I think it’s a genuine mistake, particularly for people who are not familiar with Igbo names.”

It is recalled that the committee yesterday brushed aside the call by the influential Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) to elevate 72 senior lawyers to the coveted rank. BOSAN had, as exclusively reported by CITY LAWYER, called for a suspension of the awards for three years in order to enable a holistic reform of the award process.

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