JUST CONCLUDED CONFERENCE
The Role of Litigation in the 2019 Nigeria Electoral Process
The big question here is; can we use ADR mechanisms, such as mediation, conciliation and arbitration, to resolve electoral disputes.
The NBA Port-Harcourt Bar Centre – 1 Bank Road, GRA Port Harcourt
Monday, December 3, 2018
8:30 am
Keynote Address
The Keynote Address will be given by His Excellency, The Governor of Rivers State
Governor Nyesom WIke, CON
MEET THE
SPEAKERS
Justice Adama Iye Iyayi-Lamikanra
Chief Judge of Rivers State
Paul Usoro, SAN
President, Nigerian Bar Association
Mahmood Yakubu
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Governor, Sokoto State
Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu
Governor, Ondo State
Chief Mrs Victoria Awomolo, SAN
E. C. Ukala, SAN
O.C.J Okocha, SAN, MFR
Mallam Yusuf Ali, SAN
Hon. Justice Peter Affen
Chief Charles Edosomwan, SAN
Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN
Hon. Justice A. A. B Gumel
D. C DenWigwe, SAN
Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN
Oluwole Osaze Uzzi
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SCHEDULE
SESSION 1
Show Case Session
INEC, Judicial Interventions and the cumulonimbus of Nigeria’s Elections: Bringing 2019 under the radar.
Moderator
Mr. Paul Usoro, SAN
President, Nigerian Bar Association
Discussants
SESSION 2
Burden of Proof in Election Petitions: Need For Reforms?
PAPER PRESENTER – MALLAM YUSUF ALI, SAN
Chairman
Hon. O. C. J. Okocha, SAN
Discussants
SESSION 3
Key Issues and Challenges of Election Petition Tribunals In Nigeria
PAPER PRESENTER – D. C. DENWIGWE, SAN
Chairman
Hon. Justice A. A. B. Gumel
Discussants
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