THE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ECNBA) 2026 – NOTICE NO.3 : REQUEST FOR LETTER OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FROM ANY ASPIRANT FOR ELECTION AS A MEMBER REPRESENTING NBA IN THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE BAR IN THE NBA ELECTIONS 2026
1. Pursuant to Sections 7(1),(2)and(3)&S.10 of the NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION 2015(as amended in 2025)and the SECOND SCHEDULE thereof,
any aspirant interested in being elected as one of the eighteen(18) representatives from the three(3)Zones (East, West and North) of the Nigerian Bar Association in the General Council of the Bar pursuant to Section 1(2)(c))of the Legal Practitioners Act,is requested to comply with this Notice No.3.
2.Each zone shall produce a minimum of six (6) members (out of the 18 slots for the entire 3 zones) who shall hold office for a term of 2 years.
3.Any member of the Association seeking election into the General Council of the Bar shall be qualified for such election if he/she;
i.) is a full member of the Association
ii.) has paid, as and when due, as at the date of his/her nomination the Bar Practicing fees and Branch dues, for three (3) consecutive years inclusive of the year of the election (2026).
iii.) must be in private legal practice
iv.) must have at any time, not less than two (2) two years prior to his/her nomination, being a member of the National Executive Council or served as a Branch Executive Officer or Member of Executive Committee/Governing Council of a Section or Forum in the Association, UNLESS he is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
4. At least, two of the Aspirants from each of the Zones shall not be of less than 10 years post call.
5. All persons who are desirous of contesting for election as a member of the General Council of the Bar in the NBA 2026 elections shall submit a Letter of Expression of Interest on or before the 23rd day of February, 2026.
6.The letter which should be written in the Applicant’s Letter Headed Paper (with telephone numbers (WhatsApp),email addresses, should be signed personally by him/her (Not by a proxy or agent) and must contain:-
a.) His/Her full names as enrolled in the Supreme Court Rolls, and the current names if different from the ones in the SC Rolls,
b.) Supreme Court Enrollment Number,
c.) Year of Call to the Bar
d.) Branch Name
e.) Physical Address of chambers
f.) Confirmation or otherwise of NEC membership and/or Branch Executive and/or Section and/or Forum as prescribed by the NBA Constitution,
g.) Confirmation of payments of practicing fees and Branch dues as and when due as prescribed
7. The letter which must be accompanied with clear, clean, legible, current and valid photo ID of the Applicant (ECOWAS/NIGERIAN Passport data page or NIN Slip/Card, or Voters Card (PVC) or Driver’s License) and the other supporting documents should be addressed to:
The Chairman,
ECNBA 2026 Elections,
ECNBA Secretariat,
NBA House, 24 Oro Ago street, Area 11, Garki,
Abuja.
8.Soft copies of the letter and all the supporting documents should be sent to the ECNBA 2026 Email address: info@ecnba.org.ng, while the hard versions thereof should be sent via courier to the Secretariat as stated above.
Applicants have till 5pm ,on the 23 day of February, 2026 to comply with all the requirements as contained in this NOTICE No.3.
Dated This 12″day of February,2026.
AHAM EJELAM SAN
Chairman (ECNBA 2026)
IBRAHIM ALIYU NASSARAWA ESQ
Secretary(ECNBA 2026)
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