Nigeria, July 21 -- President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on her election as the first elected female president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).

In a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu described her emergence as a watershed in the legal profession and a triumph for merit, excellence and gender inclusion.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mrs Badejo-Okusanya won the election held between Saturday and Sunday, polling 12,317 votes to defeat two other SANs, Lateef Akangbe and Olumuyiwa Akinboro.

Mr Akangbe polled 7,934 votes to finish second, while Mr Akinboro came third with 5,855 votes.

Mrs Badejo-Okusa...