Nigeria, April 17 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Tuesday, rolled out the plan for the election of its national officers.

It said the election scheduled to be held in July will be through electronic voting, which the association first adopted in 2016, and for subsequent elections in 2018, 2020 and 2022.

The NBA's Electoral Committee chair, Oluseun Abimbola, made this decision known during the launch of nomination forms in Abuja on Tuesday.

He said the system is aimed at facilitating the participation of NBA members from various locations.

"Our voting system is electronic so that members can vote from their respective locations. Secondly, I can assure you that all we are doing is transparent for members to be able to verify....