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Yakubu C. Maikyau, Nigerian reputed excellent lawyer, a legal luminary, a pride of the Bar has emerged as the NBA president on Saturday to the admiration of all in an election conducted by the legal body after getting a total of 22,342 votes to defeat two other contenders.
Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has elected Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as its 36th President.
Maikyau emerged as the NBA president on Saturday during an election conducted by the legal body after getting a total of 22,342 votes to defeat two other contenders.
The elections which were conducted electronically were held from 12.00a.m. on Saturday to 11.59 p.m.
Maikyau contested the presidential election with the Chairman of the NBA Securities Agencies Relations Committee, Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN), and a former General Secretary of the NBA, Jonathan Taidi.
Chairman of the NBA Electoral Committee, Mr Ayodele Akintunde (SAN), announced the results at a hybrid press briefing on Sunday.
“A total of 59,392 records were received as people on final voter register, and we were able to upload 59,388 records with four records being invalid contact information.
“A total of 34, 809 votes were cast representing 58.61 per cent of the total number of eligible voters, while 1,314 ballots opened but were not cast,” he said.
He said that Maikyau polled 22,342 votes representing 64.6 per cent of votes cast for the office of the president, while Gadzama polled 10,842 votes and Taidi polled 1,380.
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