The Nigeria Bar Association now has a new president in the person of Yakubu Maikyau, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) bluebloodz.com
According to ENCBA – Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association over 50,000 lawyers were accredited in the election exercise which took place on Saturday 16th July.
After the election votes were counted, Yakubu (SAN) polled a total of 22,342 , Joe Gazama, (SAN )who polled 10,842 votes, and Jonathan Taidi, 1,373 votes.
Maikyau the new NBA President elect was born on February 6, 1965 in Kebbi state.
He was called to the Nigerian bar on December 12, 1990, obtained a bachelor of law (LLB) degree from Ahmadu Bello University, [ABU ] Zaria, Kaduna state in 1989, and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos.