The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president-elect, Afam Osigwe, has accepted his victory in Saturday’s election, restating his campaign vow to push for the reform of the Nigerian judiciary.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Osigwe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), polled 20,435 votes, more than half of the ballots cast for the presidential position, to defeat his two rivals.
Tobenna Erojikwe came second with 10,998 votes, and another SAN, Chukwuka Ikuazom, who announced withdrawing from the race in the middle of the election on Saturday, came third with 9,018 votes.
In his victory remarks in a statement shared via his X account on Sunday, Mr Osigwe said he would address pressing issues in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, including delays in case processing and corruption.
Mr Osigwe, 51, who will be inaugurated as the 32nd NBA president in August, also said he is committed to addressing the challenges impeding the capacity of…