In a few days, a winner will emerge as President of Africa’s largest body of professionals, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the 2026 general elections. For the office of NBA President, the options are Chief Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN; Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN and Mr Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN. In this edition, Onikepo Braithwaite and Jude Igbanoi had a chat with former Chairman of the largest Branch of the NBA, NBA Lagos Branch, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN. He spoke about his vision for the Bar, if and when he is elected as President of the NBA
Kindly, give a brief overview of your career as a legal practitioner, including any roles, if any, which you may have played in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the past, and the support you have provided to the Association
I have held many positions in the NBA, most particularly my time as NBA Chairman of Lagos Branch, when I was able to effect change in the Association by exhibiting my ideology, which is centred around the welfare of Lawyers and inclusivity..
Why should Nigerian Lawyers entrust you with leading the affairs of the NBA for the next two years? What edge do you believe you have over the other contenders for the office of NBA President? What are the main pillars of your campaign, your blue print, and how do you intend to deliver on your promises during your two-year tenure? Its on the lips of every Nigerian Lawyer that the legal profession in Nigeria is in need of urgent change and reengineering to meet with present global trends. What would you do differently from your predecessors in office, if voted in as President?
