After an exhausting campaign for all the candidates in the 2018 election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and an excruciatingly stressful voting process lawyers went through to choose a leader, Paul Usoro SAN has emerged as the President elect of the Nigerian Bar Association.
A total of 16,115 lawyers were accredited to vote in the election and about 12,421 lawyers participated in the voting.
In a letter signed by O.O Olowokore on behalf of Aurthur Obi Okafor ,Authur Stated that he has withdrawn from the race and claims that the election was compromised. He said that the election will be subjected to Audit of International Standard.
The facts and figures of the election are as follows:
Paul Usoro Elected As The President
Ernest Ojukwu – 3313
Arthur Obi Okafor – 4423
Pau Usoro – 4509
For 1st Vice
MO Stanley Chidozie 6188
2nd Vice President
Aikpoko-Marrins – 2819
Akande Oludare – 465
Dada Foluke Olayemi – 4242
Oji Benedict Nwosa – 1634
3rd Vice President
Igba Theophilus Terhile – 6020
Gen Sec
Alabalewa Mobolaji – 2237
Balogun Rafiu Oyeyemi – 1630
Mobolaji Ojibara Idris – 1993
Taidi Jonathan Gunu – 3574
1st Asst. Sec.
Ewenode William Onoriode – 4724
Ogunrinde Yusuf Olatunji – 3545
Asst. Fin Sec.
Iloghalu Obiora Bede Izuazi – 936
Jones Marian Nneka – 2454
Ogoke Samuel Chikaodinaka – 1188
People Iniobong Irene – 4294
2nd Asst. Sec.
Naandeti Anas – 1367
Obasi Chinyere Gladys – 7142
Treasurer
Agada Mercy Ijato – 3006
Chukwuma-Okafor Obianuju Mary – 1959
Olagbegi-Oloba Victoria Banke – 4204
Welfare Sec.
Anyia Sabastine Ubua – 3313
Usman Joshua Enemali – 5474
Total voters: 16115
Voted: 124848
Yet to Vote: 3631