Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya has etched her name into Nigeria’s legal history after emerging as the 33rd President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Her victory also makes her only the second woman to lead the association since its establishment 66 years ago, following the tenure of Priscilla Kuye, who served between 1991 and 1992.
Badejo-Okusanya secured 12,317 votes, representing 47.18 per cent of the 26,106 ballots cast in the NBA’s electronic election, defeating fellow Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe and Olumuyiwa Akinboro.
Born with a passion for academics and advocacy, Badejo-Okusanya first earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English from the University of Lagos before pursuing a degree in Law at the same institution. She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002, marking the beginning of what has become a distinguished legal career spanning over two decades.
She began legal practice at the prestigious commercial law firm Olaniwun Ajayi LP, where she built experience in litigation and commercial legal practice.
Her career took a significant turn in 2007 when she was appointed Senior Special Assistant on Justice Sector Reform to then Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola. Working in the office of the then Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Olasupo Shasore, she contributed to justice sector reforms in Lagos State.
