President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Mr Afam Osigwe, SAN, on his election as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
In a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman, he also congratulated all newly elected officers of the NBA and members of the association on a successful conduct of the elections.
Tinubu commended the outgoing NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), on his stewardship of Nigeria’s foremost legal association.
He assured the new leadership of the NBA of his administration’s support in addressing challenges affecting the association and the legal profession in general.
Osigwe, whose legal career spans 25 years since he was called to the Bar in 1999, is set to become the 32nd NBA president when Maikyau completes his two-year tenure in August.
Osigwe, a former General Secretary of the NBA from 2014 to 2016, secured 20,435 votes, more than half of the total ballots cast for the presidential position, defeating his two rivals.