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.
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