NBA: LET'S CONDUCT A CREDIBLE ELECTION BY E-VOTING FOR ALL!

Friday 1^st July 2016

Dear Colleagues,

Deadline for accreditation is today Friday 1^st July 2016 midnight.

The indefatigable Secretary of NBA Lagos premier branch at his utmost best working to see to a successful accreditation process so that members in branches spread across cities and counties be not unfairly disenfranchised.

Now I ask Messrs Afam and Alegeh the intention is real some of the mistakes made ludicrous suggests a deliberate act on the part of the regime to mislead voters and shortchange the system. Otherwise why is the name Caroline Nonyelum Ajie whose email address caroloajie@yahoo.com is known to all and sundry and NBA has it on file why was a strange email address concocted for her known as

xxxxxxx@dcl.com.ng I am not a Washington DC  based Attorney for Christ sakes!

Yet another riddle Mrs Adekoya a long standing bar person system says her GSM invalid; a number known to all national officers. Then you want to amend your profile to reflect your correct GSM and email and the system won’t let you. I have appealed to our senses of professionalism that myIBA profile does not work like that.

Make no mistake about it AB Mahmoud campaigns built on his hard won integrity hence the integrity of this historic e-voting by 'universal suffrage'  be not compromised for JKGadzama or ABMahmoud.

We the campaign pioneers of e-voting/one-lawyer-one-vote did not spend long years for our electoral rules to be changed from delegates system to a general e-election for a cabal to hijack it. We will build NBA electoral system on credibility. Those who spent fortunes on bribes from Ekiti to Edo; Bauchi to Borno, Kafancha to Kano; Zamfara to Zaria should know that the era of a rigged system is over!

Best,

Carole Ajie

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From: stephen obajaja <stephenobajajasec@gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 8:58 AM
Subject: NBA 2016 ELECTIONS AND AGC PORT-HARCOURT 2016

Dear Seniors/Colleagues,

I hope this meets you well.

The last time I wrote to you, I tried my hands at poetry but I have since learn't that poetry is not for everyone, so today I go straight to the point.

It's that time in the NBA where if it were in football, the old, wily fox Sir, Alex Ferguson will call "squeaky bum time" whilst he strutted his stuff at old trafford.

Put simply, it is crunch time, the NBA elections are here and the much heralded E-voting and Universal Suffrage is to be put to test.

The NBA sure wants this pilot test to be a huge success even as campaigns are at fever pitch as the candidates in the forthcoming elections continue to sell their vision across the length and breadth of the nation.

The election is scheduled to hold on the 23rd and 24th of July, 2016 as you are well aware.

The Annual General Conference of the NBA slated for the 19th to 26th of August, 2016 in Port-Harcourt is also of concern to members. Please note that registration has started on that front too.

You will find useful information on the Election and AGC below.

NBA 2016 ELECTIONS:

The preliminary Voters Register for the forthcoming NBA Elections has been uploaded on the NBA website at www.nigerianbar.org.ng.

To view your name on the register, select your Branch and input your name.

With the uploading of the voters' register, the process of effecting corrections on lawyers' profiles has now commenced.

You can also access the E-voting portal directly at https://election.nba-agc.org.

Please go through the list carefully and update your records. 

However if your name is not on the list and you have paid your Practising fees and Branch dues as at when due kindly contact the branch Chairman or the National Electoral Committee on 08033830679 or send email to nbapolls-2016@nigerianbar.org.ng.

Please ensure that you update your details on or before Thursday, 30th June, 2016 and similarly send evidence of payment of both required fees to us at the branch office on that date if your name is omitted from the Voters Register.

 

We sincerely hope everyone who is qualified and willing to vote is able to do so in the forthcoming elections.

AGC, PORT-HARCOURT 2016

The portal for online registration for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC) holding from the 19th to 26th of August, 2016 in Port Harcourt is now open at https://nba-agc.org/.

You can also access the Conference Registration portal directly at https//nba-agc.org.

The approved Conference fees are as follows:

1 – 5 years post call – 8,000 early bird, 10,000 regular and 15,000 late or onsite registration.

6-10 years – 15,000, 20,000 and 25,000

11-14 years – 20,000, 30,000 and 38,000

15-20 years – 30,000, 40,000 and 50,000

Above 20 years – 50,000, 65,000 and 80,000

SANs, Attorneys-General and Benchers – 100,000, 120,000 and 150,000

Magistrates and other judicial officers – 50,000, 50,000 and 50,000

Judges and Justices – 75,000, 75,000 and 75,000

Governors, legislators and political appointees – 250,000, 250,000 and 250,000

Non-lawyers – 50,000, 50,000 and 50,000

International delegates – $500, $750 and $1,000.

Registration for the NBA-AGC 2016 is easy, fast and convenient. Click on the links provided above to register for the Conference.

Please if you indicate as you register and intend to receive your Conference materials through the branch kindly immediately bring a copy of the evidence of registration and put down your name at the branch office so the branch can make adequate preparations in that regard.

Should you require further information, kindly reach Alex on 08144787971.

The branch is making elaborate plans to make your AGC experience this year a memorable one. When plans are concluded you will be accordingly notified.

My business today is done.

Please do your part so we can all be part of a great experience as we hold epochal elections and the Annual General Conference of this year.

Thank you.

Stephen O. Obajaja Esq

Secretary

08052066172