A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yakubu Maikyau has been elected as the new president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
The Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA), said 59,392 lawyers were accredited to vote in the election held on Saturday.
According to the ECNBA, Maikyau polled a total of 22,342 votes while Joe Gazama, senior advocate of Nigeria secured 10,842 votes, and Jonathan Taidi, had 1,373 votes.
He was born on February 6, 1965 in Kebbi state.