What is Olumide Akpata?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Olumide Akpata | term_start2 = | predecessor = | party = Non-partisian | image_size = | caption = | office1 = President of the [[Nigerian Bar Association]] | term_start1 = 28 August 2020 | term_end1 = | office2 = | image = Olumide Akpata.jpg | office3 = | term_end2 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|7|df=a}} | birth_place = [[Edo State]], [[Nigeria]] | death_date = | death_place = | predecessor1 = [[Paul Usoro]] }} '''Olumide Akpata''' (born October 7, 1972) is a Nigerian legal practitioner and the president of the Nigerian Bar Association.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-30|title=BREAKING: Akpata emerges NBA new President|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/breaking-akpata-emerges-nba-new-president/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref> == Education == Akpata has a [[bachelor's degree]] in law from University of Benin, Edo state. He was then called to the bar and served in the National Youth Service Corps in Kano State.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-30|title=Olumide Akpata defeats two SANs to emerge NBA President|url=https://nairametrics.com/2020/07/30/olumide-akpata-defeats-two-sans-to-emerge-nba-president/|access-date=2021-10-13|website=Nairametrics|language=en-US}}</ref> == Career == Akpata began his legal practice in Delta state under the instruction of Dr.(SAN) Mudiaga Odje. He later moved to [[Lagos State]] to team up a chamber where he worked with his relatives.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://newswings.com.ng/the-nigerian-bar-association-election-olumide-akpata-emerges-president/ | title=The Nigerian Bar Association Election: Olumide Akpata emerges President | date=30 July 2020 }}</ref> On July 30, 2020, he became president of the Nigerian Bar A