By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The newly elected 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanyo, SAN, has appreciated her husband for his unwavering support in her success.
She has also stated her priority in leading the NBA – improvement of the welfare and professional development of legal practitioners in the country.
In a statement on Sunday, July 19, 2026, after she was declared winner, Badejo-Okusanya appealed for the cooperation and understanding of all, especially her rivals at the polls. She also appreciated members for their trust and confidence in her ability.
She described her electoral victory as a collective triumph for all lawyers in the country, and promised to carry along all shields of opinions.
She said: “This victory belongs to all of us who believe in A BOLD BAR THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE . Thank you to every member who supported this vision ,to my fellow contestants for enriching our democratic process, and to every colleague who participated in this election.
“The campaign is over. The work begins now. I pledge to serve every member of the Nigerian Bar Association with integrity, humility, courage and accountability.
“Together, we will build an NBA where lawyers can earn better, live better and practise better.”
Badejo-Okusanya similarly expressed immense gratitude to her husband, professional mentors and others, her campaign council, volunteers, coordinators, supporters, associates, and colleagues for their sacrifices towards her victory.
The source reports that the the election which for the past couple weeks was dogged by a plethora of disagreements and even court cases ,was initially marred by delay arising from a portal failure.
The systematic failure led to the election commencing about seven hours behind schedule on Saturday.
However, at end of the day, she scored a total number of 12,317 to defeat Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, and Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, who both of whom scored 7, 934 and 5, 855 votes, respectively, to place second and third.
Badejo-Okusanya, who was called to the Bar in 2002 ,will be taking over from the 32nd President of the umbrella body of Nigerian lawyers, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN.
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