The issue of lawyers having their names verified for the forthcoming NBA election is now a challenge which really needs an urgent attention. And if not attended to majority of lawyers will not be voting. Chairman Badagry Branch of NBA, Chigbo Okafor, Esq has expressed his displeasure over the non-verification of his members. This was contained in a letter to the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, (ECNBA), dated 4th August 2018, made available to TheNigerialawyer (TNL). He stated that they have exhausted every means and resource to see that the members are verified but to no avail and it is only a handful of not more than 10% of the members that have been verified. Below is the letter 4th August 2018. The Chairman, Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA House, Plot 1101 Mohammadu Buhari Way, Central Business District, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Through: A. B. Mahmoud SAN NBA President Dear Sir, VERIFICATION OF VOTERS FOR THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION 2018 NATIONAL ELECTIONS The above subject matter refers, I write to officially intimate you of the situation report regarding the ongoing verification exercise of the eligible voters with particular reference to my branch, the Badagry branch. Sir, let it be on record that the executive under my leadership has done everything humanly possible to ensure that our members are verified so as to take part in the forthcoming NBA national elections. However, for obvious reasons, only a handful of not more than 10% of the members of my branch as at 4th day of August are able to get verified notwithstanding the invaluable time, resources and energy already dissipated for the past five days on this singular exercise all in an effort to get my members verified. The situation is so bad and perhaps very frustrating that as the Chairman, I am yet to be verified, the same position goes for my immediate two predecessors as well as the Secretaries and other 90% of NBA Badagry branch members. With due respect Sir, I have reasonable grounds to believe that there is a deliberate attempt and/or an omission on the part of IT Partners to side-line the members of my branch from the entire electoral process. We have availed ourselves all the opportunities available for necessary assistance to no avail including resort to help lines and ticket requests. In the face of the foregoing, it is our candid appeal that the electoral committee take urgent steps to redress the ills likely to be occasioned by the incompetency or inadequacy of the service providers that is likely to disenfranchise a large percentage of the eligible voters from my branch. We look forward to your prompt and positive actions and urgently too. Assurances of our esteemed regards Yours sincerely, CHIGBO OKAFOR, ESQ (CHAIRMAN NBA BADAGRY)]]>
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