This campaign was never about one man says Yemi Akangbe SAN as he pens thought provoking message

To every lawyer who stayed awake for two nights trying to cast a single vote. Who refreshed a broken portal at 1am, at 3am, at 5am. Who tried on phones, laptops, borrowed devices. Who did not give up.

You were not apathetic. You were disenfranchised. There is a difference.

I am a presidential candidate. I could not vote. The ECNBA Chairman and the NBA President personally sent me five separate links. Not one of them worked. If they could not get the platform to work for a candidate they were personally trying to help, what happened to the ordinary member in Jalingo or Ado-Ekiti who had no one highly placed to call?

In 2022, nearly 59% of eligible lawyers voted. Yesterday, with 82,164 accredited voters, approximately 27% managed to cast a ballot. That is not apathy. That is suppression.

I am reviewing all options. Accountability is coming.

But this moment is about the lawyers of this country who deserved better from the institution they belong to. This campaign was never about one man. The mission does not end here.

I am not going anywhere.

Thank you for your courage. Thank you for staying.

Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe, SAN, FCIArb

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