Kings College Old Student Emerges 30th President of the NBA
Olumide Akpata has been declared winner of the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) national elections, after defeating two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs). This makes him the NBA’s first non-SAN President in years.
Akpata was born on 7 October 1972 and attended the prestigious King’s College in Lagos. He was called to the Nigerian bar on 15 December 1993 after obtaining his law degree from the University of Benin the previous year.
He began his law career during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), under the late Dr Mudiaga Odje (SAN) before joining Templars.
He has spent over two decades practicing with Templars, and is currently Senior Partner and Head of the Corporate and Commercial practice of Templars.
Olumide Akpata is a USOSAN , and an alumnus of Kings College, Lagos.
