Tuesday 28 August 2012

Lawyers’ Group Admits NBA Elections Were Rigged; Calls For Fundamental Changes


caption: NBA leadership cozy relationship with President Jonathan

By SaharaReporters, New York
An informal group of lawyers committed to the rule of law has issued a damning report which confirms that last month’s elections of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), was massively rigged.
SaharaReporters reported on the manipulation of the election by the Goodluck Jonathan administration ahead of the election, and at its conclusion.  The government spent over N1 billion to ensure the success of its plan.
In the election, Mr. Okey Wali, a former Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State and the candidate who enjoyed the support of Mr. Jonathan’s administration, defeated the

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