Bar election: ALDRAP, NLS ask court subpoena witnesses to testify in suit against NBA President, others

An Oyo State High Court presided by Justice G. A. Opayinka has been asked to subpoena indispensable parties to attest against the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Afam Osigwe, SAN, successful a suit seeking to halt the barroom predetermination scheduled for July 2026.

In the suit numbered 1/221/2026, the plaintiffs, who are members of the NBA, had asked the tribunal to halt each actions towards the behaviour of the election, pending the determination of the matter.

The plaintiffs successful the suit are Ibrahim Lawal, Esq, Raymond Oki, Esq, Omotan Olusola Ogunmodede, Esq, and Chief Gabriel Ojo Adekunle Ijalana, Esq. The Incorporated Trustees of the NBA, NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the Body of Benchers, the Attorney General of the Federation (in his capableness arsenic Chairman, General Council of the Bar), Aham Ejelam, SAN, Ibrahim Aliyu Nasarawa, Esq, Muhamad M. Nuhu, Esq, Uju Okafor, Esq, and Ume Maduka, Esq, are the 1st to 9th defendants, successful that order.

In an exparte bid dated March 4, 2026, Justice Opayinka had granted the reliefs sought successful an exparte question moved by the applicants

The justice ordered: “The 5th to 9th defendants/respondents are hereby restrained by themselves, their agents, privies oregon assigns from parading oregon holding themselves retired arsenic the chairman, caput oregon members of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) ...