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CIArb Nigeria Branch Elect New Executive Committee Members

15 June, 2024

At the inaugural meeting of the 2024 - 2025 Executive Committee of the Nigeria Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators held on Friday, 26th April 2024, Mrs. Olusola Adegbonmire, C.Arb was elected as the Chairman of the CIArb Nigeria Branch. Mrs. Olusola Adegbonmire, C.Arb is a Legal Practitioner and Partner in the Law Firm of Sola Ajijola and Co. where she has practiced as a lawyer for the past 35 years. She is a Chartered Arbitrator and has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 1999. She is listed on the Approved Faculty List of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators as a Tutor and Assessor for the Institute. Mrs. Adegbonmire, C.Arb serves on the board of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre, Rwanda. She is also an Accredited Mediator of the Centre for Effective Resolution (CEDR), and a Member of the Panel of Neutrals of the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC) where she arbitrates and mediates extensively. The Executive Committee also elected the following officeholders: 1. Chief J. Akingbola Akinola. SAN, C.Arb Immediate Past Chairman 2. Prof. Paul Idornigie, SAN, C.Arb 1st Vice Chairman 3. Mrs. Obosa Akpata, C.Arb 2nd Vice Chairman 4. Mrs. Miannaya Essien, SAN, C.Arb 3rd Vice Chairman 5. Dr. Adeyemi Agbelusi, FCIArb Hon. Branch Secretary 6. Dr. Kola Mayomi, FCIArb Hon. Branch Treasurer 7. Mrs. Chioma S. Jack, MCIArb Hon. P.R.O. 8. Ms. Chinenye Onyemaizu, MCIArb Assistant Secretary 9. Mrs. Miannaya Essien, SAN, C.Arb Chair, Membership Sub-Committee 10. Mr. Seyilayo Ojo, SAN, C.Arb Chair, Training Sub-Committee 11. Mrs. Olushola Adeniran, ACIArb Events Coordinator 12. Mr. Emeka Nwadioke, MCIArb Press Liaison Officer 13. Mrs. Funke Agbor, SAN, FCIArb Member 14. Mrs. Yejide Osunkeye, FCIArb Member 15. Mr. Esosa Omo-Usoh, MCIArb Member 16. Mr. Ikenna Okoli SAN, FCIArb Member 17. Hon. Mela Audu Nunghe, SAN, FCIArb Member 18. Mr. Agba Eimunjeze, FCIArb. Member 19. Mr. Kazeem Gbadamosi, SAN, MCIArb Chairman, Ibadan Chapter 20. Mrs. Roseline Nwosu, FCIArb Chairman, Abuja Chapter 21. Mr. Emeka Onyeka, FCIArb Chairman, Port Harcourt Chapter 22. Mrs. Nania Owusu Ankomah-Sackey, FCIArb Chairman, Ghana Chapter 23. Mr. Emoubonuvie Majemite, ACIArb Chair, YMG Nigeria Following the election, the Chairman of the CIArb Nigeria Branch promised to work with all relevant stakeholders in ensuring the growth of Arbitration in Nigeria. Yours faithfully, Mrs. Chioma S. Jack, MCIArb Hon. P.R.O.

By: CIArb Nigeria Branch