The crisis rocking the Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja (Unity) Branch seems to be unabated.
It would be recalled that the President of the NBA, Mr. Paul Usoro, SAN had earlier own set up a three-man electoral committee led by the NBA General Secretary, Mr. Jonathan Taidi with a view to organizing a unified election for the Branch which was defied.
Besides, in order to ensure that the current crisis rocking the Branch gets settled via internal mechanisms, Adegboyega Solomon Awomolo (SAN) led Mr. Ibrahim Eddy Mark and Mr. Mazi Afam Osigwe both of whom were former General Secretaries of the NBA in a bid to resolve the crisis which did not apparently yield a positive result.
However, the Branch is now polarized into two factions that saw the emergence of two Executives from both factions at the concluded elections both held on the 11th June, 2020.
However, the Folarin Aluko led faction conducted an election on 11th June, 2020 which saw the emergence of Bulus Atsen as the new faction Branch Chairman.
Meanwhile, the Folarin faction produced the following members of the new Executive:
Chairman: Bulus .Y. Atsen
Vice-Chairman: Ukuoritsemofe Ogbe
Secretary: Eric Ibe
Financial Secretary: Likko Al-Bashir
Social Secretary: Somayina Chigbue
Welfare Secretary: Mohammed Abdussalam Saleh
Publicity Secretary: Olatunji Atoyebi
Legal Adviser:Olufon Oluwatosin
In another development, the Abimbola Kayode led faction returned Hauwa Shekarau elected as the Chairman.
Meanwhile, the Abimbola led faction produced the following new Executives:
Chairman : Hauwa Shekarau
Vice-Chairman: Chioma Onyenucheya-Uko
Secretary: Adebiyi Adetosoye
Assistant Secretary: Chinelo Audrey Ofoegunam
Treasurer: Adedeji Emmanuel Adewale
Welfare Secretary: Ngozi Agubalu
Publicity Secretary: Ikemefuna Onyeka
Legal Adviser: Jude Okey Ugwuanyi
NEC. Rep.: Princess F. Chukwuani