Afam Osigwe, SAN, emerges NBA president

By a landslide, a former General Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, SAN, has emerged the president-elect in the just concluded 2024 NBA poll.

As of 12am on Sunday, Osigwe polled 20,395 votes, defeating his closest rival, Chairman of the NBA-Institute of Continuing Legal Education Governing Council, Tobenna Erojikwe, who garnered 10,970 votes while former NBA Lagos Branch Chairman, Chukwuka Ikwuazom (SAN), got 9,007 votes.

The 2024 NBA election held virtually.

The Voting began at 12am on Saturday and ended at 11.59pm with the live results for all positions presented at https://go.ecnba.org/results.

By the results, Osigwe is set to succeed the outgoing president, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN).

Osigwe was called to the Bar in September 1999. He became a Notary Public of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, in 2006.

He holds a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M) from the University of Jos (2010) and another Master of Laws (LLM) degree in (Tansnational Commercial Practice) from the Centre for International Legal Studies, Austria (in collaboration with the Lazarsky University, Poland.

In pursuance of his quest to diversify his legal practice as well as deepen his knowledge of alternative dispute resolution, he concluded a face-to-face tutorial at Keble College, Oxford, United Kingdom, and obtained a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).

He became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) in 2011.

He has served the NBA in various capacities.

For instance, he served as Publicity Secretary (2006-08), at NBA Abuja and as the Chairman of the Branch (2010-12) and NBA General Secretary ( 2014-2016).

Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN is a Life Bencher and mentor to thousands of young lawyers.