Why the NBA physician must first heal herself, by Rotimi Fasan
But Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya is the first female to occupy the office of NBA president by election, and while she appears to have been a very popular candidate, her victory, or the processes that made it possible, have thrown up questions that speak to issues well beyond her immediate constituency as a legal practitioner.
With the emergence of Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN) as the 33rd president of the Nigerian Bar Association, the controversies that had preceded this year’s election would seem to have subsided despite fears that the post-election period might be mired in litigation.
That was the same embarrassing situation that the NBA was thrown into when its 2026 election that produced the NBA president-elect was stalled for several hours after the election portal experienced a technical glitch that locked out many of its members from participating in the election.
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