A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) General Secretary, Afam Osigwe (SAN), has emerged as the President in the just-concluded bar election.
Osigwe polled 20,435 votes to defeat his closest contender, the Chairman of the NBA-Institute of Continuing Legal Education Governing Council, Tobenna Erojikwe, who scored 10,998 votes.
The other presidential candidate, former NBA Lagos Branch Chairman, Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), trailed with 9,018 votes.
Afam Osigwe will succeed the outgoing president, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN).
The voting which began on Saturday, ended at 11:59 pm.
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