The Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja Branch has elected new executives to manage the affairs of the branch for the next two years.

With more than 150 voters on the Voters List, 3 Candidates picked up forms for the contested position of the Chairman.

The run-up to the Branch Elections but two of them stepped down prior to the election.

At the end of the exercise, Mr. Obioma Ezenwobodo was elected as the new Chairman of the branch having been voted in unanimously.

Ezenwobodo takes over from the immediate past Chairman Bulus Y. Atsen. The new Chairman will run the affairs of NBA Abuja from 2022 to 2024.

The NBA Abuja also elected Lawrence Ojo-Gabriel as Vice Chairman and Olatunji Atoyebi as Secretary.

Others are Hussaini Hussaini, Assistant Secretary, Hameed Ajibola Jimoh, Treasurer, Lydia Azumi Izan, Publicity Secretary, Hanna U. Umaru, Welfare Secretary and Selzing Zingfa, Social Secretary.

The newly elected Executive Committee members were inaugurated at the Annual General Meeting of the Branch held at Merit House, Maitama, Abuja.

In his Acceptance Speech, Mr. Obioma Ezenwobodo expressed commitment to serve the Branch, having served as its Provost between 2014 to 2016.

The new leadership of the NBA Abuja also known as Unity Bar will serve a two-year term.

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