Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya, is set to be declared the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) after emerging ahead of her rivals as voting in the 2026 NBA national election came to an end.
The election, which was conducted electronically, concluded after the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) extended voting until 7:35 a.m. on Sunday following widespread complaints of technical difficulties and reports that many eligible lawyers were unable to cast their ballots within the initial timeframe.
Results available at the close of voting showed Badejo-Okunsanya leading the presidential race with 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the total votes cast. Her closest challenger, Lateef Akangbe (SAN), polled 7,934 votes, while Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro (SAN) finished third with 5,855 votes.
The outcome places Badejo-Okunsanya in a commanding position to become the next president of the association and the first woman to hold the
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