NBA IKEJA BRANCH ELECTION UPDATES

On Monday 7^th May, 2012, members of NBA Ikeja Branch turned up for the elections but the news had circulated that some members (7 of them) were maintaining a suit against the Electoral Committee, the EXCO and the 3 chairmanship candidates, asking that the election should not hold.

The branch had offered the 7 claimants the chance to register and participate in the voting but the offer was rejected by the claimants insisting that the case would only be decided by the courts. The Electoral Committee refused to conduct the elections saying it would be wrong to do so since there is an action in court challenging the holding of the election.

While prospective voters numbering about 500 waited for the elections to start, the Electoral Committee was locked up in a meeting with the elders of the branch, led by Chief V. A. Odunaiya for no less than 5 hours.

At the end of the day, the Chairman of the branch, Adebamigbe Omole and the General Secretary, Adesina Ogunlana, commenced the monthly meeting of the branch at about 3.40 p.m where it was disclosed that the elections would not hold until Wednesday the 9^th of May 2012 to allow the elders find solution to the suit in court.

On Tuesday 8^th May 2012 by 10 a.m, the parties to the suit had amicably resolved the matter and filed terms of settlement which was made the judgement of court.

The elections will now hold today, Wednesday 9^th May 2012 between 11 a.m and 4.pm.