Afam Osigwe bags NBA presidency

Mr. Afam Osigwe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has emerged as the president-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election.

Osigwe emerged victorious in the 2024 NBA presidential election, which was held online.

The voting which commenced at 12am on Saturday, July 20, 2024, came to a close at 11.59pm with the live results for all positions presented at https://go.ecnba.org/results/

In the early hours of Sunday, around 12am, Mr. Osigwe was declared the winner after securing a total of 20,395 votes. He defeated his closest competitor, Tobenna Erojikwe, Chairman of the NBA-Institute of Continuing Legal Education Governing Council, who garnered 10,970 votes. Chukwuka Ikwuazom, SAN, former Chairman of the NBA Lagos Branch, came in third with 9,007 votes.

Following the election results, Osigwe SAN is poised to take over as the next President of the NBA, succeeding the incumbent President, Yakubu Maikyau SAN.