A high Court sitting in Ibadan Judicial division, Oyo State has issued an order in Suit No. I/221/2026 concerning the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association National Officers Election coming up in July.
The Court per Hon. Justice G.A. Opayinka granted an interim injunction restraining the 5th–9th Defendants from parading themselves or acting as Chairman, Secretary, or members of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) or participating in any process connected with the conduct of the 2026 NBA National Officers’ Election pending the determination of the Motion on Notice
The restrained defendants include, Aham Ejelam, SAN, Ibrahim Aliyu Nasarawa, Esq., Muhamad M. Nuhu, Esq., Uju Okafor, Esq., and Ume Maduka, Esq.
The Court also restrained the 2nd Defendant, Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe, SAN, from taking any steps toward the constitution or composition of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association or interfering with the conduct of the 2026 NBA National Officers’ Election pending the determination of the substantive motion.
In the words of the Court, “The 5th to 9th Defendants Respondent are hereby restrained by themselves, their agents, privies or assigns from parading or holding themselves out as the chairman, secretary or members of the Electoral Committe of the Nigerian Bar A sociation (ECNBA) or from perfoming, undertaking, or participating in any acts, step or process whatsoever in furtherance of the conduct of the 2026 National Officers’ Election of the Nigerian Bar Association, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction dated 19th February, 2026.
“The 2nd defendant is restrained from taking any steps whatsoever towards the constitution and composition of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, or from participating in, supervising, influencing, or otherwise interfering in any manner whatsoever with the conduct of the said 2026 NBA of the National Officers Election pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for Interlocutory Injunction.
The court further adjoured the matter 12th March, 2026 for the hearing of the motion for Interlocutory Injunction dated 19 February, 2026.
In this article