Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and candidate in the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, has formally challenged the outcome of the poll, urging the NBA National Officers Election Appeal Committee to nullify the results and order a fresh election.
In a petition dated July 27, 2026, Akangbe alleged that the July 18 election was marred by widespread irregularities, including the malfunction of the electronic voting platform, failure of eligible voters to receive One-Time Passwords (OTPs), deployment of multiple voting websites, and extension of the voting period beyond the advertised deadline.
The Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) had declared Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya, SAN, winner of the election with 12,317 votes (47.18%). Akangbe polled 7,934 votes (30.39%), while Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro secured 5,855 votes (22.43%).
Akangbe argued that the election violated the NBA Constitution 2015 (as amended) and ECNBA’s revised guidelines. He claimed the voting platform crashed minutes after
