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NBA-YLF Ikeja Branch Election – Handover & Appreciation Night


With the tenure of the
incumbent administration of NBA-YLF Ikeja Branch Executives coming to an end, a
five man Electoral Committee was inaugurated on the 10th of May,
2018 and date for the NBA-YLF 2018 Election was set for 7th June,
2018. The Electoral Committee was basically saddled with the responsibility of
ensuring a free and fair election.  The
Electoral committee promptly swung into action, held several meetings where
guidelines were promulgated, and list of eligible voters were compiled and
passed across to members.  In as much as
there was limited time for the five man electoral committee to make
preparations for the election, they proved to be up to the task.
On the 7th of
June, 2018, the day of the long awaited election, the contestants were screened
by the Electoral Committee in preparation for the election. Out of the 56
declared eligible voters, 43 voters were marked present to vote while a few
others who were not eligible to vote observed the voting exercise.
Contestants gave a few
minutes explanation of their manifestos to the members present after which the
electoral committee commenced the election. 
The Post of the Chairman was contested between Tunji Akinyemi,Esq.  and Ezekiel Bodunde,Esq. while the post of
the Vice President was contested between Olubukola Adebiyi,Esq. and Adejoke
Adeosun. The other posts were unopposed and votes were casted for each of the
posts.
The outcome of the
election on the 7th of June,2018 was quite remarkable as the post of
Chairman ended up as a tie with 21 votes apiece and a void vote. This geared up
an interesting momentum as the electoral committee quickly deliberated amongst
themselves and decided Monday, 11th June, 2018 as the run off date.
Interestingly, it is remarkable of note that Tunji Akinyemi,Esq. had declared
his intention ofcontesting for the post of NBA-YLF Chairman long before the
election while Ezekiel Bodunde,Esq. only declared his intention barely a week
before the election.  On the other hand,
Olubukola Adebiyi,Esq. emerged the winner for the post Vice-Chairman.
On the 11th of
June, 2018, the run off for the post of Chairman was conducted by the able
Electoral Committee. While Tunji Akinyemi,Esq. had 19 votes, Bodunde Ezekiel,Esq.
managed to garner 23 votes, hence becoming the NBA- YLF Ikeja Chairman Elect.
For Bodunde, it must have been a sweet and bitter experience for him because
while he basked in the beam of victory, he is also making plans to bury his
father this Friday 15th June, 2018 at Ilupeju- Ekiti State.   
The incumbent administration
led by Charles Ajiboye,Esq. has slated today 14th June, 2018 for the
hand over and dinner tagged “Appreciation Night” at Banquet Hall, Presken
Hotel, 17, Alade Avenue, Off Obafemi Awolowo Way, (Opposite Airport Hotel), by
Allen Avenue, Ikeja. At the dinner, there would be a dinner speech titled @The
Young Lawyer… A Crave for Novelty. Guest of Honour is Hon. Justice Opeyemi Oke
(Chief Judge of Lagos State.). Chief host is Adesina Ogunlana,Esq. (Chairman,
NBA, Ikeja Branch) . Host is Charles Ajiboye,Esq. (Chairman, NBA- YLF Ikeja
Branch). 

The full list of the new NBA-YLF, Ikeja Branch Excos-elect are as follows: 

Bodunde Ezekiel,Esq.                      Chairman
Olubukola Adebiyi,Esq.                   Vice-Chairman
Mordecai Adejo,Esq.                         Secretary
Femi Dodo,Esq.                               Assistant Secretary
Kayode Agbedejobi,Esq.                   Publicity Secretary
Muniretu Maiza,Esq.                        Treasurer
Aisha Sadiq                                       Financial Secretary