The immediate past Chairman of the NBA Section on Business Law,
Olumide Akpata was last night cleared by the Electoral Committee of
the NBA to contest for the office of President of the Nigerian Bar
Association – an epoch making event, as he would be the first
non-litigator to be ever cleared to contest the NBA Presidential
elections.
Olumide Akpata’s candidacy has gained significant momentum and
traction across the country since after his announcement that he
had picked up the Presidental nomination form. The support
has been coming from all segments of the Bar including from many
members of the Inner Bar as seen in the recent endorsements of his
candidacy by SANs and many other young and old lawyers.
In a statement issued this morning, Akpata said “Last night, the
ECNBA provisionally cleared me and other candidates to contest the
2020 NBA Presidential elections. My team and I are delighted to
have crossed this milestone in my quest to lead the Bar to an
enviable future.
I can only say that the future we seek for the NBA is much
closer than we think, and I must thank everyone who has supported
so far. Still, we must continue to move until we get to the finish
line. We must be propelled by our desire transform the NBA into an
Association in which we all find a sense of belonging and from
which we all grow and benefit as lawyers and also set standards for
the future”.
He went ahead to call on supporters everywhere to begin to
actively advocate for positive change for the NBA and to exercise
their franchise when the time is right. He said “My drive to see a
better NBA did not start today, so there is no backing down from
this race. This is why I urge supporters of my candidacy everywhere
to continue to advocate actively for a transformed NBA and to
exercise their franchise when the time is right. Let us give
our members hope again and give the society reasons to believe in
us.
As always, I remain grateful for your support.”
The immediate past Chairman of the NBA Section on Business Law,
Olumide Akpata was last night cleared by the Electoral Committee of
the NBA to contest for the office of President of the Nigerian Bar
Association – an epoch making event, as he would be the first
non-litigator to be ever cleared to contest the NBA Presidential
elections.
Olumide Akpata’s candidacy has gained significant momentum and
traction across the country since after his announcement that he
had picked up the Presidental nomination form. The support
has been coming from all segments of the Bar including from many
members of the Inner Bar as seen in the recent endorsements of his
candidacy by SANs and many other young and old lawyers.
In a statement issued this morning, Akpata said “Last night, the
ECNBA provisionally cleared me and other candidates to contest the
2020 NBA Presidential elections. My team and I are delighted to
have crossed this milestone in my quest to lead the Bar to an
enviable future.
I can only say that the future we seek for the NBA is much
closer than we think, and I must thank everyone who has supported
so far. Still, we must continue to move until we get to the finish
line. We must be propelled by our desire transform the NBA into an
Association in which we all find a sense of belonging and from
which we all grow and benefit as lawyers and also set standards for
the future”.
He went ahead to call on supporters everywhere to begin to
actively advocate for positive change for the NBA and to exercise
their franchise when the time is right. He said “My drive to see a
better NBA did not start today, so there is no backing down from
this race. This is why I urge supporters of my candidacy everywhere
to continue to advocate actively for a transformed NBA and to
exercise their franchise when the time is right. Let us give
our members hope again and give the society reasons to believe in
us.
As always, I remain grateful for your support.”