The Nigerian Bar Association Election Working Group(EWG) has
released Toll-free number 08003331111 and how you
can follow up for the 2019 Nigeria General Election on various NBA
social media handles.
This was contained in a press statement released by the EWG
Chairman, Mazi Afam dated the 15th day of February, 2019
This is to ensure members of the public who may have reports
concerning the conduct of the election are able to do so at no cost
to them
This is one of the numerous efforts by the EWG Chair, Mazi Afam
Osigwe and the committee members to ensure that lawyers have
seamless means of reporting the activities going on at the various
polling stations in their environments.
The Committee has also set up a situation Room at the NBA
National Secretariat located at Muhammadu Buhari Way, Central
Business District, Abuja.
According to the press statement made available to
TheNigerialawyer (TNL), the Situation Room shall be open from the
7:30 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday the 16th day of February, 2019 as
well as from 7:30am to 6pm on Saturday, March 2, 2019. A toll free
number has also been made available.
The Election Observer Committees set up at the various branches
are to work with the NBA Election Working Group (NBA National
Election Observation Team) in observing, getting updates and
reporting on the Elections in the respective States.
If you wish to report incidents of conflict or violence in your
area during the election, then you are permitted to call the Toll
free Number 08003331111.
Lawyers and all other members of the public are urged to contact
the NBA through the Toll Free – 08003331111. Observations,
reports, pictures, videos and updates may be sent to the NBA
Twitter handle – @NigBarAssoc with the hashtag #NBAOBSERVERS, NBA
Facebook page (Nigerian Bar Association) as well as other NBA
related Facebook pages (Lawyers In Nigeria etc) and
members may also link up with us on Whatsapp by following this
link:
We would appreciate observations, reports, pictures, videos and
updates from all lawyers irrespective of whether or not you are a
member of the Observer Committees of the branches.
The idea is to make all lawyers who may go out to vote an
“observer’ for purposes of getting eyewitness accounts about the
conduct of the elections from as many Polling Units as possible. We
count on the professionalism, devotion to duties and nationalistic
spirit of the constituted teams and lawyers in the various States
of the federation.
We look forward to working with all the branches as well as all
lawyers in Nigeria in carrying out this national assignment.