Within the Keffi Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, or NBA, a leadership crisis has arisen after a group of members formally started the process of suspending the branch’s Executive Committee and appointing a temporary caretaker committee.

In a notice of requisition sent to the Branch Secretary at the High Court Complex in Keffi on February 25, 2026, the resentful members cited the Association’s Constitution and pertinent sections of the NBA Uniform Bye-Laws (2020, as amended) to call for a congress to consider purported irregularities in the branch’s management.

Concerns from the January general meeting and the emergency congress that followed on February 20, 2026, were mentioned by the signatories.

The announcement stated that the January meeting had been rescheduled for February 19. On the same day, members were invited to an emergency congress to nominate Electoral Committee members, which was set for February 20 at noon.

According to the requisitionists, the Executive Committee held the emergency meeting later than scheduled and moved forward with the nomination process in spite of members’ protests that it was improper to do so during an emergency session.

They further claimed that, in the face of floor protests, the Branch Chairman had overruled a point of order by citing constitutional rules and reading out names for nomination for the Electoral Committee.

Allegations that the Branch Secretary oversaw the Constitution, Legal, and Human Rights Committee’s discussions despite allegedly not attending the congress and not holding the necessary position were among the other accusations.

Additionally, the group said that the minutes of the February 20 meeting were improperly distributed to members and did not fairly reflect the proceedings.

They said that despite members’ professed rejection, supposed nominees for the Electoral Committee were sworn in following the congress.

There are worries regarding the lack of clear plans for an annual general meeting, as the notice states that the existing Executive Committee “cannot function and conduct an election within the time frame provided by law.”