By the powers vested on me

  

Dear Learned Colleagues,

 

By the powers vested on me by Section 14(3)(i) of the Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association, 2015 (as amended in 2021), I am pleased to announce the constitution of Branch Elections Appeal Committees and the Sections Elections Appeal Committee pursuant to 14(1), subject to the ratification of the National Executive Council (NEC).

 

The Committees, by Section 14(2)(m) and (n) are empowered to entertain and resolve complaints and petitions with regards to branches and sections elections respectively, and to give directions and interpretations to guide the conduct of the elections, and the qualification or disqualification of candidates to participate in the said elections.

 

The Committees are hereby constituted as follows:

 

NBA Branch Elections Appeal Committee (East)

S/NO.

NAME

BRANCH

Ndukwe Nnawuchi, SAN – Chairman

Owerri

Dennis Okwakpam – Alternate Chairman

Port Harcourt

Ogbonnaya Igwuenyi

Aba

Marc Enameh

Ogoja

Ogbonna Okorie

Abakaliki

Ume Maduka

Ohafia

Mrs. Nkoyo Amah

Calabar

Gerald Ezeh

Nsukka

Amaka Ezeno – Secretary

Awka

Henry Onyiuke

Onitsha

Dise Sheila Ogbise

Sagbama

 

NBA Branch Elections Appeal Committee (North)

S/NO.

NAME

BRANCH

Abdul Atadoga, SAN – Chairman

Abuja

Murtala Aliyu Kankia – Alternate Chairman

Kastina

Haruna Yelma

Gombe

Adamu Lawal Dambatta

Garki

Mustapha Kashim

Dutse

Member Adiguve

Makurdi

Dr Rabiat Abdullahi Musa

Jos

Mrs Oluronke Adeyemi – Secretary

Ilorin

Yakubu Moses Ede

Keffi

Sule Shuaibu

Kaduna

Mohammed Ummaru

Maiduguri

 

NBA Branch Elections Appeal Committee (West) 

S/NO.

NAME

BRANCH

Ama Etuwewe, SAN – Chairman

Warri

Dele Oloke – Alternate Chairman

Ikeja

Isitor Raymond

Agbor

Mena Ajakpovi

Lagos

Akintokunbo Oluwole

Ondo

Rotimi Olorunfemi

Akure

Folake Abiodun

Ibadan

Dotun Adetunji

Ikorodu

Mrs. K. Ajose

Ota

Olajumoke Catherine Ogunjebi – Secretary

Akure

Oluwatoyin Omomehin

Abeokuta

NBA Sections Elections Appeal Committee

S/NO.

NAME

BRANCH

Ikeazor Ajovi Akaraiwe, SAN – Chairman  

Enugu

Prof Augustine Agom – Alternate Chairman

Zaria

Prince Obinichi Nyekwere

Port Harcourt

Foluke Akinmoladun – Secretary

Lagos

John Eric Amokaha

Gwagwalada 

Dindam Killy

Abuja

Mohammed Tsav

Bwari

Nkiruka Obiokoye

Enugu

Lilian Eronini

Lagos

Abdulsalam Saleh

Garki

Stella Ogbonna

Ijebu-Ode

 

The Committees will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 by 4:00pm prompt. Virtual meeting link will be sent to members of the Committees prior to the scheduled time.

 

I thank all members of the Committees for graciously making themselves available to selflessly serve the Bar in this capacity. I enjoin members of the Bar, particularly the aspirants to the various offices, to give the Committees maximum cooperation to ensure smooth transitions in the various Branches and Sections.

Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN

PRESIDENT