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A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yakubu Maikyau, has emerged as the 31st President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Maikyau emerged during NBA elections held from 12.00.a.m. on Saturday to 11.59 p.m. of same day which was held virtually.
According to the Chairman of the NBA Electoral Committee, Mr Ayodele Akintunde (SAN), who announced the results at a hybrid press briefing on Sunday, the total number of people on final voter register stood at 59,392 while about 3,000 were disenfranchised due to inability to verify their data.
“A total of 59,392 records were received as people on final voter register, and we were able to upload 59,388 records with four records being invalid contact information.
“A total of 34, 809 votes were cast representing 58.61 per cent of the total number of eligible voters, while 1,314 ballots opened but were not cast,” he said.
He said that Maikyau polled 22,342 votes representing 64.6 per cent of votes cast for the office of the president, while Gadzama polled 10,842 votes and Taidi polled 1,380.
Other winners at the elections include Mrs Linda Bala as NBA First Vice President with a total of 21,717 votes representing 66.3 per cent of votes cast for the office.
Mr Clement Ugo was elected NBA Second Vice President with a total of 11,377 votes representing 38.6 per cent of votes cast for the office.
Mrs Amanda Demechi-Asagba, President of the African Women Lawyers Association, emerged NBA Third Vice President with a total of 19,602 votes representing 64.6 per cent of votes cast for the office.
Mr Adesina Adegbite won election for the office of NBA General Secretary with a total of 18,536 votes representing 56.2 per cent of votes cast for the office.
Mr Daniel Kip emerged as NBA Assistant General Secretary with a total of 10,071 votes representing 31.7 per cent of votes cast for the office.
Mrs Caroline Anze-Bishop was elected NBA Treasurer with a total of 12,012 votes representing 37.4 percent of votes cast for the office.
Ms Chinyere Obasi emerged as NBA Welfare Secretary with a total of 10,452 votes representing 32.4 per cent of votes cast for the office.
Mr Habeeb Lawal was elected NBA Publicity Secretary with a total of 17,650 votes representing 53.5 per cent of votes cast for the office.
Mr Charles Ajiboye won election for the office of NBA Assistant Publicity Secretary with a total 17, 811 votes representing 57.1 per cent of votes cast for the office.
20 lawyers were equally elected as members of the NBA General Council to represent the western, eastern, and northern zones.
NBA Representatives to the General Council of the Bar (Northern Zone) – 6:
● Abdullahi Faskari Barau
● Agada Mercy Ijato
● Bello Abdulganiyu
● Igba Theophilus Terhile
● Oyeyiola Durodoluwa Emmanuel
● Usman Joshua Enemali
NBA Representatives to the General Council of the Bar (Eastern Zone) – 6:
● Agi Anne Uruegi
● Anagor Raphael Nnamdi
● Anizoba Obi Lawrence
● Nduka Rapuluchukwu Ernest
● Nwaeze Nnaebuka Onyebuchi
● Okwun-Kalu Dave Ndara
NBA Representatives to the General Council of the Bar (Western Zone) – 6 (acclamation):
● Agbaga Dennis Ejakpovwere
● Aikpokpo-Martins John Obaika
● Akintayo John Oluwole Akinbiyi
● Edun Olukunle Ogheneovo
● Lagbamue Israel Solomon
● Oladapo Olalekan Idowu
He added that while 1,346 emails that were sent out to some of the eligible voters bounced back, 34,809 lawyers, representing 58.61 per cent of the membership strength of the association participated in the election that was conducted electronically.
The SAN stated that some of the common complaints the Electoral Committee Secretariat received included the inability of some lawyers to correctly input their Supreme Court Number (SCN) as instructed, wrong/invalid contact information, no voting links, as well as multiple email reminders.
In his acceptance speech, the NBA president-elect urged all those who contested the election and lost to join his team to make the association better.
He also advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to come to understudy the technology-driven electoral system of the NBA to conduct free and fair elections in 2023.
Maikyau said his administration would be transparent, promote the rule of law, and protect human rights in the country.
Akpata, whose tenure expires on August 26, on his part, said the NBA has mandated its Public Interest Litigation Committee to approach the INEC to verify an allegation that it allowed the substitution of names of candidates that did not participate in the primary election of their political parties and take it up from there.
The elections were through electronic voting.
Akpata made history as the only NBA President in the past 10 years who is not a senior advocate of Nigeria.
Maikyau was born on February 6, 1965 in Kebbi state.
He obtained a bachelor of law (LLB) degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna state in 1989, and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Maikyau was called to the Nigerian bar on December 12, 1990.
After completing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps programme in 1991, the senior advocate went into private law practice and joined the law firm of Messrs. Danladi Bamaiyi and Company in Sokoto, where he spent about 12 years and rose to become the head of chambers.
In 2003, he founded his law firm – Y. C. Maikyau & Co. – with offices in the FCT, Sokoto and Kebbi states.
He attended the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, between 2013 and 2014 where he obtained a diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, and was subsequently admitted as a fellow of the Institute (FCIArb) in September 2014.
In November 2021, he was admitted as a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (FICMC).
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