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How Akpata broke SANs’ hold on NBA leadership

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From 1960, the title of national leader of the Bar changed from chairman to president.

A few months ago, Ugochukwu joined an army of angry young lawyers on social media to canvass votes for Akpata. There was a desire among many members of the Outer Bar for a change in the status quo. It was an opportunity to get a pound of flesh from SANs who they believed corner the biggest briefs and impoverish the rest.Akpata carried out a vigorous campaign, matching physical presence with an aggressive deployment of social media. He was said to have hired an aircraft to reach far-flung places. His campaign message of “an inclusive Bar” resonated with a larger section of the Bar that felt marginalised.

They were more comfortable with onlinevoting than their older colleagues and there is anecdotal evidence from their social media posts that they easily navigated the voting procedures, voted earlier and in more numbers than older lawyers.Soon after the results were announced, Dr Ajibade congratulated Akpata in a phone call. But not everyone agrees that the elections were free and fair.

“The process was deeply, deeply flawed. Discovering that did not require any huge skills in rocket science. The electoral roll was a scandal. The hide-and-seek was befitting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.” For Atiku, Akpata’s victory was “proof that real power lies with the people,” a reference to his Peoples’ Democratic Party slogan ‘Power to the people.’In a statement, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa urged the newly-elected national officers on their responsibilities to the Bar and the country.

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