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Senior Advocate of Nigeria ( SAN) Mr. Augusustine Alegeh has been elected
President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA).
Alegeh,
who is of the Benin Branch of the NBA, polled 691 votes to defeat four
other candidates in the election held on Tuesday in Abuja.
The
runner-up, Mr. Oladele Adeshina, polled 370 votes, Mrs. Olufunke
Adekoya (SAN) polled 255 votes, Chief Adeniyi Akintola (SAN),126 votes and
Mr. Osas Erhabor ,17 votes.
Three
of the votes were invalid and five were blank.
Delegates
registered for the election were1,728 among which1,482 were accredited to
participate in the poll.
The
President-elect and other elected officers will be sworn in Owerri, Imo State,
on August 29 during NBA’s Annual General Conference.
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