[FULL LIST] 2022 NBA Elections: ECNBA Releases List Of Nominated Candidates

*Candidates To Submit CV, Manifesto, Campaign Materials, If Not Previously Submitted

The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, ECNBA, has released list of candidates nominated for various positions ahead of the elections of the Association.

The list signed by ECNBA Chairman Mr. Ayodele Akintunde (SAN), shows that 22 candidates both for National Office and Representative of General Council of Bar were cleared. 

The candidates that have not already submitted their Curriculum Vitae, comprehensive manifesto and other campaign materials to ECNBA, were requested pursuant to Part V (7) Second Schedule of the Constitution to submit them to the ECNBA by e-mail: info@ecnba.ng not later than the 31 May 2022.

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FULL LIST OF PROPERLY NOMINATED CANDIDATES 

Nomination forms were made available from Monday, 21 March – Friday, 15 April 2022. All the Nominations forms submitted were considered and screened by the ECNBA, further virtual screenings were conducted on the 9th and 10th of May, 2022. The table below sets out the names of candidates that were properly nominated for elections as National Officers and Representatives to the General Council of the Bar.

S/N	OFFICE IN VIEW		NAME OF CANDIDATE	NOMINATOR	SECONDER
1	President	1	Gadzama Joe-Kyari, SAN	Mohammed Monguno	Ubandoma  Daniel Joel
		2	Mikyau  Yakubu Chonoko, SAN	Lawal-Rabana  Rafiu Adeyanju, SAN	Gadanya  Aminu Sani, SAN
		3	Taidi  Jonathan Gunu	Aliwo  William Abdulai	Sheltu  Shikamma Kassam
2	1st Vice-president	1	Bala   Linda Rose	Agom Augustine	Ya’u   Musa Alhaji
		2	Bawa Yakubu Saleh	Darong   Niri Isaac	Samchi   Dasplang Simon
		3	Liman Salihu	Muizudeen Abdullahi	Enemali   Usman Joshua
3	2nd Vice- President	1	Nosike   Damian Onwubiko	Stanley Chidozie Imo	Ishmael Nkwocha

 

		2	Ugo   Chukwuemeka Clement	Ajuzie  Ibe Dickson Okeagu	Chukwudi  Nweke
		3	Ugochukwu  Gerald Abonyi	Ugwu Charles	Odugwu  Uchenna Joseph
4	3rd Vice- President	1	Asagba Justina Ego Amanda	Ajetomobi   David Akinyemi	Idowu   Omoniyi Emmanuel
		2	Ogbah   Isaac Omuta	Oji   Benedict Nwosa	Ogbokhoyani  Pius Abraham
5	General Secretary	1	Adegbite Adesina	Ojo   Adekunle Akanbi, SAN	Oladapo   Olalekan Idowu
		2	Asenoguan   Osamuede Isobomuwa	Aibangbe Eddie	Ainerua Jonathan
		3	Ogiegbaen Callistus Benson	Oiwoh  Pius  Idemudia	Omonuwa Osazuwa Gregory
		4	Yamah Desmond	Nafagha Bernard Okiefete	Idenala Napoleon Osikhena
6	Assistant General Secretary	1	Aka Oluwaseun	Chukwuka Levi Adikwaone	Oladipo Adewunmi Abisola
		2	Balogun Dhikrullah Adewale	Adeyemi   Oluronke Margaret	Dada  John Mayokun
		3	Kip Daniel Ka-Ayii	Etim  Effiong Ayi	Atambi  Joseph Tony
		4	Oseme Peremene Anthony	Chukwukelu Olisaemeka Samuel	Okoye Chika Isaac
7	Treasurer	1	Adeogun Funmilola Oluwatosin	Ademola  Emmanuel Akinyele	Akinmoladun Foluke Olamiposi
			Anze-Bishop Caroline Ladidi	Fom bot Lucy Pam	Abednego Sunday
		3	Balarabe Safiya Iweyi	Dangana Yahaya Dan-asabe	Iroagalachi Anthony Auditz
8	Welfare Secretary	1	Adaramola Gbemiga	Akpan  Akaninyene Ekanem	Ojo Bolanle Scholastica
		2	Aniekwena Ben Churchill	Dauda Ahmed Ahmed	Iroagalachi  Auditz Anthony

 

		3		Auta Nyada	Daudu  Paul Babatunde	Okhaigbe Clement Eddy-Fredrick
		4		Obasi  Chinyere Gladys	Abiola Moshood Bolaji	Adio Olaseni Abiodun, SAN
		5		Ugwuoke Ikechukwu Maximus	Edeh  Gilbert Okwudili	Gbanigo Joy Ugonwa
9	Publicity Secretary	1		Emoghwanre Ogaga J.	Oiwoh Pius Idemuda	Maduku David Edobor
		2		Lawal Akorede Habeeb	Nwadimuya Precious	Ogorchukwu Ofulue Pascal
10	Ass. Publicity Secretary	1		Ajiboye Charles Olawale	Ifezue Dilibe Chinedu	Sobiye Adedoyin Aderemi
		2		Nwoye Akachukwu Anthony	Aliyu Isah Abubakar	Anugom Ifeanyi Collins
11	General Council of the Bar		1.	Abdullahi  Faskari Barau	Lawal Halima Bagiwa	Ahmadu Lawal Funtua
			2.	Agada  Mercy Ijato	Onche  Adeka Wilson	Ojabo Ralph Nejeh
			3.	Agbaga   Dennis Ejakpovwere	Egho   Donald Ogheneakpobo	Avbenagha   Francis Ejomafuvwe
			4.	Agi Anne Uruegi	Pepple Iniobong Irene	Udoh  Nsikak Ikpeme
			5.	Aikpokpo-Martins  John Obaika	Aruoture John Emuobonuwvie	Abenabe Ovie
			6.	Akintayo   John Akinbiyi Oluwole	Gbadamosi  Kazeem Adekunle	Kolawole   Olapeju Abiodun
			7.	Anagor   Raphael Nnamdi	Odum  Emmanuel Odichimma	Anene  Francis Uba
			8.	Anizoba  Obi Lawrence	Okoli  Ugochukwu Chinemelu	Onuzurike Nelson Nkemakolam
			9.	Bello Abdulganiyu	Olorunnisola Peter Adebayo	Bature Abdulfatah Musa
			10.	Edun  Olukunle Ogheneovo	Okpakpor Othadua Adueniforae	Ohre Nyerhovwo
			11.	Igba  Terhile Theophilus	Terseer Stephen Abar	Ishember Kalibu Job
			12.	Lagbamue Israel Solomon	Agidi   Oroelu Godwin	Salawu  Mufutau Akinpelumi
		13.		Maidoki  Muhammad Mahmood	Hassan Danlami Garba	Babayo  Umar Babangida
		14.		Muhammad  Asmau Sulaiman	Muhammad  Huwalla Ibrahim	Gezawa  Sagir Suleiman
		15.		Munguno Mohammed	Gadzama Madu Joe	Haruna Luka Musa
		16.		Nduka  Ernest Rapuluchukwu	Vincent Chibuzor Ikenna	Erinne  Benjamin Ozoemena
		17.		Nwaeze  Nwaebuka Onyebuchi	Anumnu   Ezenwa Chukwunyere	Nwatu   Peter Oluchukwu
		18.		Okwun-kalu Dave Ndara	Ogbuabia  Agbai Iro	Ukweni  Ngozi Norah
		19.		Oladapo Olalekan Idowu	Yusuf  Ahmed Tijani	Ossai  Richard Nwabeze
		20.		Onwere  Chinonye Victor	Egwu  Orji Innocent	Ndubusi Ojukwu
		21.		Oyeyiola Durodolawa Emmanuel	Ojibara  Idris Mobolaji	Olorunnisola Olasukanmi Timothy
		22.		Usman  Joshua Enemali	Okpanachi John Unekwu	Gimba Mohammed

 

Part IV (12) (13) (14) and (15), Second Schedule of the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association 2015 (as amended in 2021) (Constitution) provides that:

“(12)  The publication, printing or distribution of any campaign material, gifts, and any form of souvenir whatsoever by a candidate or his/her supporter(s) is hereby prohibited and any candidate who contravenes this provision shall be disqualified from being voted for.

• Any form of donations and philanthropic gestures by candidates seeking election into any national office during the election year is hereby prohibited, and any candidate who contravenes this provision shall be disqualified from being voted for in the election.
• All Branches, Sections, and Fora are prohibited from soliciting contributions, donations or sponsorship from candidates seeking election into any national office during the election year.
• Any form of financial inducement including paying annual practicing fees or branch dues for lawyers to curry favour from voters or for any reason whatsoever by candidates and their supporters in the election year is hereby prohibited,

and any candidate who contravenes this provision shall be disqualified from being voted from in the election. PROVIDED that any such payment of Bar Practicing Fees and branch dues by candidate for lawyers who are in his/her direct employment shall not be construed as financial inducement.

PLEASE NOTE that any candidate who contravenes the above provisions of the Constitution shall be disqualified from being voted for.

If you have not already submitted your Curriculum Vitae, comprehensive manifesto and other campaign materials to ECNBA, we hereby request you pursuant to Part V (7) Second Schedule of the Constitution to submit them to the ECNBA by e-mail: info@ecnba.ng not later than the 31 May 2022 for publication on the NBA/ECNBA website.

 

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