CHUKWUKA IKWUAZOM SAN ATTENDS THE SPECIAL COURT SESSION OF THE KWARA STATE HIGH COURT TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE 2023/2024 LEGAL YEAR

The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) and former Chairman of the NBA Lagos Branch, Chukwuka Ikwuazom SAN joined the Bar and the Bench in Kwara State at a Special Session of the Kwara State High Court to mark the beginning of the of the 2023/2024 Legal Year in Ilorin, Kwara State.

The event, which was held on the 9th day of January 2024 at the High Court complex in Ilorin, was presided over by the Honourable Chief Judge of Kwara State, Hon. Justice A. A. Adebari and had the Grand Khadi of Kwara State, other judges of the Kwara State High Court, and members of the Magistracy in attendance.

Members of the inner and outer bar attended the event in large numbers. The Executive arm of the Kwara State Government was not left out as the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, CON, led an impressive team of the State Executive Council to attend.

In his speech, the Chief Judge reviewed the performance of the Judiciary in the State in the last legal year and recounted the achievements of the Kwara State Judiciary since his resumption of office as Chief Judge of the State. He further itemised the infrastructure challenges faced by the Judiciary and praised the cordiality between the Executive and the Judiciary.

Other speakers at the event included the Attorney-General of the State- Mr. Ibrahim Sulyman, Chief Peter Olorunnisola, SAN, who spoke on behalf of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, the Chairmen of Ilorin and Offa Branches of the NBA. Chief Olorunnisola, SAN in his speech, wished the Chief Judge, his judges and other members a wonderful new legal year and called for the observance of a minute silence in honour of the Doyen of Senior Advocates in Kwara, Dr. Aliyu Alarape Salman, SAN who had passed a couple of days before. He extolled the late Salman, SAN’s virtues. In his speech, the Governor pledged to continue to work with the Judiciary to ensure the continued promotion of the rule of law, public order, and safety.

The special court session was preceded by the inspection of a guard of honour by the Chief Judge.

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