The Nigerian Bar Association
under the leadership of the Learned Silk, Mr. Paul Usoro SAN, did an amazing
job of monitoring the 2019 elections.



On February 12, 2019, the
President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Paul Usoro, SAN inaugurated the
2019 NBA-EWG with the core mandate to, amongst others, observe the
Presidential, Gubernatorial, National and State Houses of Assembly Elections,
2019 and ascertain and be able to comment on the extent of the conformity of
the processes and procedures for the conduct of the elections with the
relevant laws, regional and international standards and best practices.

The NBA – EWG was a 22 man National
Committee, chaired by Mazi Afam Osigwe to monitor the elections and according
to the NBA President, Branches in the States also constituted monitoring
committees that worked with the National Monitoring Team in monitoring and
reporting on the Elections in the respective States.

The Committee also kept to
its mandate at the Gubernatorial and House of Assembly Elections, after which it
released its 2ND
Interim Report Of The Nigerian Bar Association Election Working Group On The
2019 Gubernatorial And Houses Of Assembly Elections Which Held on SATURDAY, 9TH
MARCH, 2019.

Both reports covered issues
such as –

1.      Smart Card Readers

2.      Electoral Violence

3.      Secrecy
of the voting process

4.      Voters’ Turn-Out.

5.      Security Arrangements

6.      Vote buying; and

7.      Intimidation
Of Observers And Journalists


The NBA is highly commended
for the role it played in #NigeriaDecides2019 and will always be seen as the
champion of the rule of law and legal rights in Nigeria.

Members of the Committee include

Nos.      Name



Gender



Position



1.          Mazi AfamOsigwe



M



Chairman



2.         
OlalekanThanni



M



Member



3.          Ato
JBulus



M



Member



4.         
Rosemary NEmovon



F



Member



5.         
SamuelAtung



M



Member



6.         
AdammaIsamade



F



Member



7.         
AbiyeTam-George



F



Member



8.          Saliu
OJimoh



M



Member



9.          Mohammed
MuntasirAdamu



M



Member



10.        MukosoluOkafor



F



Member



11.        OlanrewajuObadina



M



Member



12.        Moses Ede



M



Member



13.        SamuelObot



M



Member



14.        Abibat
DelayoOriekun



F



Member



15.        Endung
AnthonyIdoko



F



Member



16.        BarbaraOmosun



F



Member



17.        PrinceIgaja



M



Member



18.        Adija AbokNyam



F



Member



19.        ChiomaUnini



F



Member



20.        Isah AbubakarAliyu



M



Member



21.        Habeeb
LawalAkorede



M



Natl Asst. Publicity Sec



22.        Liman Salihu



M



Secretary