Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya elected 33rd NBA President

Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has been elected the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association, winning the association’s national election on July 19, 2026, with a decisive mandate. She will lead Africa’s largest professional body of lawyers for a two-year term from 2026 to 2028, succeeding the outgoing leadership. Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 percent of the total valid votes cast in the electronic ballot conducted over a 24-hour period. She defeated two fellow Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Lateef Akangbe, who polled 7,934 votes, and Olumuyiwa Akinboro, who came third with 5,855 votes. Her victory makes her only the second woman to lead the NBA since its founding, following Priscilla Kuye, who served as president from 1991 to 1992.

In her first public remarks following the election, Badejo-Okusanya described the mandate as both a privilege and a call to service. “I am truly humbled by the confidence that members of the Nigerian Bar Association have reposed in me by electing me to serve as your President,” she said. She emphasized that the victory belonged to every member who believed the association could become...