NBA SOUNDS THE ALARM: “OUR LAWS AND DEMOCRACY MUST BE PROTECTED”

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10th April, 2026


​ABUJA — In a strongly worded statement released today, April 10, 2026, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has raised a red flag over what it describes as a "disturbing involvement" of lawyers and the judiciary in the internal affairs of political parties.

​As the nation builds momentum toward the 2027 General Elections, the NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, warns that the sanctity of the legal system is under siege by "disingenuous litigation" and "forum shopping."

​THE CORE OF THE CONFLICT: SECTION 83

​The NBA’s concern centers on the Electoral Act, 2026. Specifically, Section 83 of the Act is crystal clear:

​"No court in Nigeria shall entertain jurisdiction over any suit or matter pertaining to the internal affairs of a political party."

​Despite this statutory bar, the NBA reports a rising trend of lawyers filing suits and courts granting interim or interlocutory injunctions in clear violation of the law. The Association describes these actions as "malafide applications" designed to secure undemocratic political advantages.

​A STERN WARNING TO THE BAR AND BENCH

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The NBA isn’t just observing; it is prepared to act. The statement outlines a two-pronged approach to curb these abuses:

​For Lawyers: Members are reminded they are "Ministers in the Temple of Justice," not political agents. The NBA has vowed to haul any legal practitioner found weaponizing the legal process before the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC).

​For the Judiciary: The NBA is calling on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to implement strict sanctions against judges who knowingly assume jurisdiction over barred matters or lend judicial authority to "partisan political maneuvering."

​INEC UNDER THE MICROSCOPE

​The statement also turns its attention to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With the Chairman of INEC being a Professor of Law and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, the NBA expects the Commission to exercise its expanded supervisory powers with "utmost neutrality."

​The Bar warned that INEC must never be perceived as a participant in "political engineering" or as an institution that weakens political pluralism.

​THE FINAL WORD

​"Nigeria’s democracy must not be weakened by legal maneuvering, institutional capture, or the misuse of judicial authority," the statement concludes.

​The NBA maintains that for the 2027 elections to be credible, the courts must remain arbiters of justice rather than instruments of political score-settling, and electoral institutions must remain neutral umpires.

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