Olumide Akpata | |
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| President of the Nigerian Bar Association | |
| In office 28 August 2020 – 19 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Usoro |
| Succeeded by | Yakubu Maikyau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1972 Edo State, Nigeria |
| Political party | Labour Party (Nigeria) |
Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata (born October 7, 1972, from Edo South Senatorial district, Edo State) is a Nigerian legal practitioner and politician. He was a senior partner and the Head of the Corporate and Commercial Practice Group at Templars law firm in Nigeria until his resignation on 31 August 2023 to enable him to pursue partisan politics. In September 2023, he hosted the program "KingsWeek 2023" with the Old Boys Association, King's College, Lagos. He also met the School Captain of the College for the 2023/2024 Academic Session, Oke Abdulrahman.[1] He became the first non-Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 28 years to be elected president of the Nigerian Bar Association in July 2020.[2][3][4]
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