A retired judge of the Federal High Court and former Second Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, has endorsed the use of the National Identification Number to verify lawyers eligible to vote in NBA elections, saying the measure would enhance transparency and restore confidence in the association’s electoral process.
Justice Taiwo stated this in a statement titled “Let the Truth Be Told! My Take on the Election Crisis That Is Ongoing in the NBA”, where he said he had foreseen the current electoral controversy and publicly warned about it during his valedictory court session in 2022.
The jurist, who retired from the Federal High Court on July 31, 2022, said he was “shocked but honestly not surprised” by the crisis surrounding the NBA elections.
“I am disturbed, to say the least, about the discordant tunes concerning the elections to offices in the NBA,” he said.
According to Taiwo, concerns over the credibility of the NBA’s electoral process have persisted for years, with several aggrieved members challenging election outcomes in court.
