Yakubu Maikyau

Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau (born 6 February 1965) is a Nigerian legal practitioner, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Y. C. Maikyau & Co. In July 2022, he was elected as the president of the Nigerian Bar Association.

Early life
Maikyau was born on 6 February 1965, at Kebbi State of Nigeria. He obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna State in 1989 and was called to the bar on 12 December 1990.

Career
On 18 July 2022, he was elected as the president of the Nigerian Bar Association after acquiring a total of 22,342 votes, defeating his closest rival Joe-Kyari Gadzama (SAN) who polled 10,842  votes, and Jonathan Taidi (SAN) who polled 1,380 votes.