Folarin Oloyede

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[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

BREAKING: DSS RELEASES NBA ELECTION SERVICE PROVIDER AS NEC AFFIRMS JULY 18 POLL

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has unequivocally resolved that the 2026 NBA National Officers and General Council of the Bar (GCB) Elections will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, 18 July 2026, despite recent developments surrounding the Association’s Election Service Provider.

The resolution was reached at NEC’s Virtual Emergency Meeting held on Thursday, 16 July 2026, where members unanimously reaffirmed the Association’s commitment to constitutional governance, institutional independence, and the preservation of its democratic processes.

During the meeting, the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) briefed the Council on the state of preparations for the elections and unequivocally affirmed its readiness to conduct a free, fair, transparent and credible poll on Saturday, 18 July 2026. The Committee informed NEC that there was no operational or logistical basis for postponing the elections, as all necessary arrangements remained firmly on course.

NEC emphasized that no external interference or unforeseen circumstance would derail the electoral timetable approved by the Association, stressing that the credibility and integrity of the NBA’s democratic institutions must be protected at all times.

The Council also strongly condemned the arrest and detention of the Managing Director of the NBA’s Election Service Provider by the Department of State Services (DSS), describing the development as deeply troubling. NEC consequently demanded his immediate and unconditional release, insisting that no action should be permitted to undermine the conduct of a free, fair, transparent, and credible election.

Shortly after the emergency meeting, it has been confirmed that the Managing Director had been released from custody. With these developments, the election scheduled for Saturday 18th July, 2026 remains uninterrupted.

Reaffirming the Association’s longstanding commitment to the rule of law, NEC called on all eligible members of the Bar to remain calm, participate peacefully in the elections, and continue to uphold the ideals of democracy and the independence of the legal profession.

The Council maintained that the 2026 NBA National Elections will hold as scheduled on Saturday, 18 July 2026, while urging all relevant authorities to respect the autonomy of the Association and refrain from any action capable of interfering with its democratic processes.

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[Folarin Oloyede @folay09]

I am fully aligned with the position of the NBA. On no account should the NBA fall under the directives of the AGF or any entity not recognised under the law

[Nigerian Bar Association @NigBarAssoc]

ONLY THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE NBA CAN DIRECT THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE 2026 NBA NATIONAL OFFICERS’ ELECTION

Our attention has been drawn to a document which purports to be a Report of a Sub-Committee and the comments of the Honourable Attorney General which, amongst other things allegedly ordered:

(a) the disbandment of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association and postponement of the election of National Officers,

(b) the termination of the appointment of the current service provider because he is a sole proprietor and the appointment of a new service provider,

(c) the setting up of a caretaker committee to conduct the elections of national officers,

(d) the incorporation of NIN in the data of voters in the conduct of the NBA Election.

(e) the “recalibration” of the NBA Constitution to take away universal suffrage etc.

The Nigerian Bar Association believes that the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation could not issue the said directive as it is entirely unconstitutional, ultra vires the powers of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation, and an attempt to bring the Nigerian Bar Association under the control of the office of the Honourable Attorney General.

For the record, the Nigerian Bar Association is an independent body not under the control of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation. By the provisions of section 10(2) of the Legal Practitioners Act, the only time a body distinct from the Nigerian Bar Association is empowered to interfere in the activities of the Nigerian Bar Association is stated clearly therein and none of the events have occurred as to entitle the Honourable Attorney General to take the position stated in the purported directive.

We are strengthened in our belief that the Honourable Attorney General could not have given the purported directives when in fact the purported directives are no different from the reliefs sought in the two Egbe Amofin Cases pending at the High Court of Oyo State. Indeed, the Honourable Attorney General cannot grant reliefs sought in the two Egbe Amofin suits in his capacity as a convener of a mediation meeting or even as the Chief Law Officer of the Federation. The Honourable Attorney General is at best a party/mediator, and it is settled that a mediator does not give directives to the parties in a matter in which he is a party.

All Past Presidents of the Nigerian Bar Association in attendance, to the exclusion of Chief Wole Olanipekun, were of the view that the cases initiated by Egbe Amofin are frivolous and should be withdrawn. It was therefore the decision of the attendees of the meeting that the Sub-Committee set up is to ONLY liaise with the contending parties for the purpose of overseeing the withdrawal of the actions. The Sub-Committee was never empowered to make any inquest as to the conduct of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association to the extent of making far-reaching condemnations against him when he is not a candidate in the election. Their reliance on the memos submitted by some candidates as the basis for those findings violates the constitutional safeguard of fair hearing as the President was never served with those memos to enable him make a response before such condemnations were made, assuming he was a necessary person to appear before the Sub-Committee.

The resolution of the meeting of 11 June 2026 is that the Sub-Committee is to report to the entire body at a reconvened meeting. From the face of the purported report, it is clear that none of those who attended the 11 June 2026 meeting were availed a copy of the purported report or made any input to it. Assuming without conceding that they have received the report, the meeting cannot give the directions as it violates the Legal Practitioners Act and the Nigerian Bar Association Constitution.

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[Folarin Oloyede @folay09]

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If we are to safeguard what is left of our jurisprudence, then we must find a way to set and enforce a rule that forbids Nigerian lawyers from citing appellate court decisions emanating from election related cases as binding authority in other cases. What you people do there is not law.

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