On Monday July 20, 2026, Nigerian Lawyers will go to polls to elect their national officers. The past few election cycles of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), have been trailed with criticisms and suspicion. Will this year’s election be different? Onikepo Braithwaite and Jude Igbanoi sought out the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Electoral Committee (ECNBA), Aham Ejelam, SAN to tease out some of the pressing issues surrounding the forthcoming elections, the level of preparedness of the Committee and other matters arising, including the choice of IT Providers and the process of authentication of voters