Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya becomes Nigerian Bar Association's second female president
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Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has been elected the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, making her the second woman to lead the association and the first to be directly elected by its members. She secured 12,317 votes, or 47.18 percent, defeating two other senior advocates. Badejo-Okusanya will serve a two-year term from 2026 to 2028, succeeding Afam Osigwe, SAN. She follows Priscilla Kuye, who led the NBA from 1991 to 1992 through constitutional succession. Born on January 15, 1967, Badejo-Okusanya comes from a family of academics; her father, Professor Olufolabi Olumide, was the first Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University, and her mother, Clara Folasade Abiodun Olumide, was the first female Registrar of the University of Lagos. She initially studied English at the University of Lagos before pursuing law, earning an LL.B. in 2000 and an LL.M. in Commercial and Corporate Law from Queen Mary University of London. With over two decades of legal experience, she is a founding partner at Africa Law Practice NG & Company, specializing in litigation, arbitration, commercial law, and dispute resolution. She also served in the Lagos State Government from 2007 to 2015 as Senior Special Assistant on Justice Sector Reform and General Counsel to the Governor. Elevated to Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2025, she is recognized for her expertise in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution and is affiliated with several international legal
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