Nigeria, July 11 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has invited international and domestic election observers to monitor its upcoming national officers' election amid the controversy surrounding the poll.

It invited the European Union (EU), the United States Embassy, the British High Commission and other international bodies, as well as domestic organisations like Yiaga Africa and the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), to monitor the election.

The election is slated to be held electronically on 20 July.

The invitation was contained in a statement signed by the NBA President, Afam Osigwe, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and published on the association's blog on Friday.

"Beyond the European Union and the United States Embassy, i...