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‘WHY WE APPOINTED UBANI AS GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER,’ BY AFBA

The African Bar Association (AfBA) is set to admit immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Dr. Monday Ubani, as a member of its Governing Council.

According to a letter signed by the Secretary-General of AfBA, Flaviana Charles, the Executive Council of AfBA arrived at the decision at its August 2023 meeting in Pretoria, South Africa. The decision followed Ubani’s recommendation by the association’s Qualifications Committee based on his leadership qualities and contributions to the legal profession in Nigeria and Africa.

The Governing Council is AfBA’s highest decision-making organ led by a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General. It sets policies, makes vital decisions and provides oversight on the association’s activities. Members are selected from registered AfBA members to further the association’s interests and foster a united African legal community.

If confirmed, Ubani will be admitted as an ‘African Bar Councilor’ (ABC) which is the title for council members. He will serve an initial two-year term and pay an annual membership fee starting from $300. Councilors who contribute $1000 or more in a year get exempted from paying conference fees.

In her letter, the Secretary-General said Ubani’s impending admission into the council is an honour and rare privilege. He has been requested to indicate acceptance of the offer and provide a 50-word profile to complete the process.

CITY LAWYER recalls that Ubani’s tenure as NBA-SPIDEL Chairman witnessed many significant milestones especially in human rights protection and advocacy. His fiery activism and readiness to speak truth to power has earned him many awards and accolades.

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CLEMENT CHUKWUEMEKA APPOINTED NBA-SPIDEL CONFAB LOC SCRIBE

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CHUKWUEMEKA CLEMENT UGO ESQ CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF 2ND VICE PRESIDENT, NBA APPOINTED SECRETARY LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE (LOC) NBA SPIDEL CONFERENCE 2022

This recent appointment by the Governing Council of NBA-SPIDEL is a testamentary of his innovative capacity as an excellent organiser of people and a prudent manager of resources towards a hitch-free conference holding by first week of August, 2022 in Abuja.

As an event maestro and a man of aesthetics, who has organised successful functions in and outside the Federal Capital Territory, conferees are in for a treat of best of conference sights, mouthwatering delicacies and sounds while in Abuja.

The registration is on for those who didn’t register when it was scheduled to hold in Sokoto, don’t be left out as seasoned speakers have been chosen for a memorable conference in the city of Federal capital, Abuja

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  • Apr 10, 2022
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BODY OF BENCHERS APPOINTS ISHAQ BELLO AS LPDC CHAIR AMID CONCERNS

There is palpable unease within the ranks of the Body of Benchers (BoB) as former Chief Judge of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Justice Ishaq Bello has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC). He replaces Mr. Emmanuel Ukala SAN who sensationally resigned from the position recently.

Members of the Body of Benchers who spoke to CITY LAWYER at the weekend on the emergence of Justice Bello argued that due process was not followed in the appointment, saying that the immediate past BoB Chairman, Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour merely announced the appointment of the jurist towards the end of the last meeting of the body.

They said that not only was the Bar not consulted in the process leading to the appointment but that there was no opportunity given to BoB members during plenary to ratify Bello’s nomination.

A BoB member told CITY LAWYER that the practice had been that while the headship of the LPDC rotates between the Bar and Bench, both groups must reach a consensus on the choice of the candidate to head the all-important Body of Benchers committee.

“Sadly, that did not happen this time,” said the member. “Due process was not followed; instead, a fait accompli was foisted on the body. That is not the precedent we are used to. The appointment is inchoate.

“I do hope that the new chairman of the Body of Benchers will seek the earliest opportunity to present the nomination of Justice Bello for ratification at the plenary. Otherwise, it will be a bad signal for both the committee and the Body of Benchers.”

Although CITY LAWYER contacted the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Mr. Olumide Akpata on the controversy, he had not responded at the time of filing this report. The Body of Benchers is yet to comment on the matter.

Following his retirement as Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, Bello made an unsuccessful attempt to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) bench, having been nominated by the Federal Government.

CITY LAWYER recalls the LPDC has been in the news lately following the resignation of Ukala and two other members of the committee over alleged interference in its work by the Body of Benchers. The two members that also threw in the towel were current Chairman of the NBA Section on Legal Practice, Chief Ferdinand Orbih (SAN) and Boma Ayomide Alabi (SAN).

Ukala had in his resignation letter dated 22nd February, 2022 cited the complaint by recently deceased senior lawyer, Mr. Lucius Nwosu SAN over a prima facie finding by the committee, noting that most members who spoke on the subject “were against the intervention of this august body (benchers) in the matter for very sound and obvious reasons including the fact that the matter was subjudice and that this august body has no jurisdiction to review any matter including the issue of prima facie finding which is already before the LPDC.

“Surprisingly however, the Chairman, the Honourable Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, ruled against the overwhelming views of the majority in favour of the minority views of mainly three members – the retired Justice James Ogenyi Ogebe, the Honourable Justice Ejembi Eko and R. A. Lawal-Rabana SAN, thus inadvertently opening up judicial proceedings before LPDC to the administrative review of the Body of Benchers. This singular move portends grave danger to the maintenance of discipline in the Legal Profession.”

Other members of the committee are Daniel M. Tela (Secretary); Justice M. B. Dongban-Mensem; Ahmed Mustapha Goniri, Esq., Eyitayo Jegede, SAN; Ebenezer Obeya, Esq.; Justice Marshal Umokoro, Chief Judge of Delta State; Justice Hussein Mukhtar, Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Kaduna; Justice Rabi Umar, Chief Judge, Bauchi State; Uju Nwogu, Hon. Attorney General, Anambra State; Suleiman Usman, SAN, Hon. Attorney General, Sokoto State, and H. A. Turaki.

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  • Mar 21, 2022
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NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL PORT HARCOURT GETS DDG

The Council of Legal Education (CLE), the proprietor of the Nigeria Law School, has appointed a Deputy Director-General (DDG) to head its newly created campus at Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The new appointee is Mr.  Chinonso Uzodinma  Mmuozoba, a renowned author, teacher and current Director of Academics at Bwari campus of the institution.

CITY LAWYER gathered that the Council at its recent meeting presided over by its Chairman and respected Bar Leader, Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN) “unanimously approved the recommendation of Prof.  Isa Chiroma led management that Mr. Mmuozoba be appointed as a DDG and posted to Graham Douglas campus.”

The multi-billion naira Port Harcourt campus with state-of-the-art facilities is named after late Dr. Nabo Graham Douglas (SAN) and is being constructed by Rivers State Government under the leadership of Governor Nyesom Wike, a Life Bencher. The commissioning of the campus is projected to hold in June.

CITY LAWYER gathered that construction work at the campus is ongoing on a 24-hourly basis and has reached advanced stage. When commissioned, about 1500 Bar Part II students for the 2022/2023 academic session  would be posted to the brand new campus.

Mmuozoba, reputed as a Bar-man par excellence, was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1995. He was a member of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Awka Branch. He joined the Nigeria Law School in 2001 and has held the positions of Director and Head of Academics, Dr. Augustine Nnamani Campus, Enugu as well as Head, Department of Civil Litigation, Professional Ethics & Legal Skills, Corporate Law Practice respectively.

The erudite law teacher popularly called ‘Onyenkuzi Mmuozoba’ is married with children.

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  • Jan 28, 2022
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OYO STATE AND DELAY IN APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES

The appointment of judges has been a thorny issue in recent times. In this article by MR. IBRAHIM LAWAL, he asserts that the Oyo State Judicial Service Commission has shown tardiness in the appointment of judges, arguing that this has occasioned hardship for lawyers and justice delivery in the state

APPOINTMENT OF NEW JUDGES IN OYO STATE: NEED TO BE PROACTIVE.

There is no denying the fact that Oyo State Judiciary does not have full complement of Judges to man her various courts spread across the state. The shortage in the number of Judges had negative impact on the turnout of numbers of cases heard and decided in a given year.

Despite the shortage, many of our Judges are retiring this year and next year, thereby compounding the problems being faced by lawyers and litigants alike. I know of a judge who is due for retirement in the next couple of months and thereby decided not to open new cases.

The process of appointment of new Judges should commence before the due date for those retiring. Admirably, the Supreme Court is already out with a notice of appointment of new Supreme Court Justices to fill the vacancies of not only those that had retired or dead but also those who are going to retire in some months to come.

In Oyo State, the process of appointment of new Judges started with the submission of application by those interested since last August. It has been motion without movement since then. Ekiti State started their own process after that of Oyo State and those Judges have been sworn in by the Governor.

Recall that it was this tardiness in the appointment of Judges that led to several deaths of some of our finest hands before the last crop of Judges were appointed. I thought that coming from such horrible experience, Oyo State should have learnt her lessons and handle the issues of Judges appointment with utmost dispatch.

The Judicial Service Commission should be alive to its responsibility by ensuring that the process is fast tracked and ensure that we have enough Judges to man our courts. The JSC should as a matter of duty cooperate with the Chief Judge to ensure the process is done without a hitch.

We cannot continue to say the same thing all the time. This is the time for every stakeholder in the Justice administration to wake up and do the needful.

  • Ibrahim Lawal is the Head of Chamber, Olujinmi & Akeredolu of the Law Hub 9 Ring Road, opposite Iyaganku GRA Roundabout, Ibadan.

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  • Jan 28, 2022
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STEVE ABAR NOW VOX POPULI SCRIBE

The Vox Populi Foundation for Leadership, a non-governmental organization, has appointed senior lawyer, Mr. Stephen T. Abar as its Secretary General.

According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, “Steve Abar, as fondly called by his peers, is an astute legal practitioner and ebullient administrator. He is the Principal Partner of Stephen Abat & Co.

“The Foundation is poised to attain excellence in the society through influencing and advocating for good governance as well as contributing positively to society. The group is comprised of legal practitioners both young and old as well as distinguished men and women with the common goal of nurturing leaders.”

Speaking on the appointment, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN emphasized the need for the younger generation to be actively involved in governance and administration by appointing them in leadership roles.

It is recalled that Prince Chukwudi Oli was recently appointed as the Director-General of the Foundation.

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  • Sep 30, 2021
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VOX POPULI FOUNDATION APPOINTS LAWYER AS D-G

Vox Populi Foundation for Leadership, a non-governmental organization has appointed Prince Chukwudi Oli as its Director-General. The Foundation has also appointed Mr. Olasunkanmi Emmanuel Oluwabiyi, a young lawyer, as its Administrative Officer.

According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, the appointments are designed to position the foundation to attain excellence by influencing and advocating for good governance as well as contributing positively to the society. 

The full statement is below.

Vox Populi Foundation for Leadership, a non-governmental organization duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commision recently appointed Prince Chukwudi Oli, Esq as its Director-General. The Foundation is poised with attaining excellence in the society through influencing and advocating for good governance as well as contributing positively to the society. The group is comprised of legal practitioners both young and old as well as distinguished men and women with the common goal of nurturing leaders.

The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Foundation, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN in a statement emphasized the need for the younger generation to be actively involved in the affairs of governance and administration; and also fielding them in leadership roles. He also stated that the younger generation has a lot of untapped potentials as they have innovations and ideas which if brought to the table can grow a promising future for any society.

Oli, who is the Principal Partner of Oli & Partners was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2005. Oli studied at the University of Nigeria. He has worked in the firm of Nwanko Ikneto & Co, he also once worked in the firm of J-K Gadzama LLP before setting up his law firm Oli and Partners which has branches in the Federal Capital Territory and Enugu State. Oli is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Also, the Foundation recently appointed Olasunkanmi Emmanuel Oluwabiyi, Esq who is a young legal practitioner as its Administrative Officer. Olasunkanmi graduated from Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State in 2018 and was called to the Nigerian Bar the following year. While at the university, he was Governor of Acquitters Chambers. Olasunkanmi has worked in the firms of Sam Ologunorisa SAN & Co and Afe Babalola & Co where he served as a Corp member in 2020 before joining the firm of J-K Gadzama LLP.

The appointment of the DG and the Administrative Officer of the Foundation is said to take effect from 1st October 2021 which coincides with the Independence Day of Nigeria.

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  • Jul 16, 2021
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ODINKALU APPOINTED PROFESSOR BY TOP US VARSITY

Vocal human rights activist, Professor Chidi Odinkalu has been appointed a ‘Professor of Practice’ by one of America’s elite universities, Tufts University.

In a press release dated July 14, 2021 the leading university stated that Odinkalu, a former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), “will join Fletcher’s multi-disciplinary faculty focused on preparing tomorrow’s leaders to use the latest legal, political, economic, and business thinking to generate policies and inform decisions that shape global events.”

According to Kelly Sims Gallagher, Academic Dean at The Fletcher School, “Chidi Odinkalu is a renowned human rights activist with a distinguished record of public service who has spent more than three decades working at the front line of human rights law and research, development advocacy, international institutional law and governmental policy.”

The statement added that Odinkalu’s “profound contributions to the advancement of human rights intersect with Fletcher’s mission and core values,” adding that “We are delighted to welcome him to the Fletcher community.”

Tufts University is reputed as a leader in American higher education, distinctive for its success as a moderately sized university that excels at research and providing students with a personal experience. According to the university “Our unique combination of research and liberal arts attracts students, faculty and staff who thrive in our environment of curiosity, creativity and engagement.”

Below is the full text of the press release.

Human Rights Activist Chidi Odinkalu joins The Fletcher School
July 14, 2021

The Fletcher School is pleased to announce the appointment of international human rights law expert Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, PhD to a Professor of Practice faculty position for a three-year term beginning in the Fall of 2021.

He will join Fletcher’s multi-disciplinary faculty focused on preparing tomorrow’s leaders to use the latest legal, political, economic, and business thinking to generate policies and inform decisions that shape global events.

“Chidi Odinkalu is a renowned human rights activist with a distinguished record of public service who has spent more than three decades working at the front line of human rights law and research, development advocacy, international institutional law and governmental policy,” remarked Kelly Sims Gallagher, Academic Dean at The Fletcher School.

“His profound contributions to the advancement of human rights intersect with Fletcher’s mission and core values,” she added. “We are delighted to welcome him to the Fletcher community.”

Odinkalu’s background reflects an extensive record of research, publishing and teaching in the areas of human rights, development law and public policy throughout Africa, Europe and the US.

Most recently, he was part of a three-member team that mediated the readmission of The Gambia into the Commonwealth, where he litigated human rights before national and regional courts as well as in transnational contexts.

From 2011 to 2015, he chaired Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, the country’s lead institution for the protection of human rights and promotion of human rights policy. He also worked within human rights philanthropy.

For 10 years prior, he was involved in drafting the Protocol for the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights through to adoption by the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1998.

In 2004, he led the advocacy effort for its entry into force with the creation of the Coalition for the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. For more than three years, until 1993, Odinkalu was head of legal services for the Civil Liberties Organization in Lagos, where he was responsible for litigation, advocacy and constituent building strategies, as well as managing relationships with the military government and its institutions.

“I am honored to join the Fletcher community and look forward to working with Fletcher’s students, faculty and administration to apply intellectual and strategic innovation to the most pressing challenges in governance and international human rights law,” said Odinkalu.

A native of Nigeria born into internal displacement during the country’s civil war, he received his PhD in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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  • Apr 07, 2021
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GADZAMA TO CHAIR BENCHERS’ MENTORSHIP C’TE, SEEKS TO PARTNER NBA

Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential candidate and Bar Leader, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN has been appointed Chairman of the Mentorship Committee of the Body of Benchers (BOB).

Disclosing this in a letter to the NBA President, Mr. Olumide Akpata, Gadzama noted that the appointment was made on March 25, 2021 by the highest policy-making body in the legal profession.

In the letter made available to CITY LAWYER, the Bar Leader noted that “this is an interest that the BOB shares with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which, under your leadership, has demonstrated a clear commitment to raising both ethical and professional standards at the Bar. The NBA has made laudable strides on its own, and I am convinced that even more spectacular achievements will follow if it collaborates with the Committee – and by extension, BOB – in discharging this mandate.”

Below is the full text of the statement.

J-K/ABJ/NBA/APP/04/21

Wednesday, 7th April, 2021.

Mr. Olumide Akpata,
President, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA),
National Secretariat, NBA House,
Plot 1101 Mohammadu Buhari Way,
Central Business District,
Abuja.

Dear Sir,

MY APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN, MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE BODY OF BENCHERS (BOB)

On Thursday, 25th March, 2021, the undersigned had the privilege of being appointed Chairman of the Mentorship Committee of the Body of Benchers (BOB). The Mentorship Committee of the BOB is charged with the responsibility of promoting the values and skills that are crucial to excellence in the legal profession, and is committed to ensuring that these skills are transmitted to the coming generations of lawyers.

I understand that this is an interest that the BOB shares with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which, under your leadership, has demonstrated a clear commitment to raising both ethical and professional standards at the Bar. The NBA has made laudable strides on its own, and I am convinced that even more spectacular achievements will follow if it collaborates with the Committee – and by extension, BOB – in discharging this mandate.

I look forward to working together with the NBA under your leadership, along with the Young Lawyers Forum, in the effort to raise ever higher the professional standards of our noble profession.

Thank you for your kind cooperation, and please accept the assurances of my highest esteem.

Yours faithfully,

__________________________
Joe-Kyari Gadzama, OFR, MFR, SAN.
JOM/SJA

CC:

Mr. Tobi Adebowale,
The Chairman,
Young Lawyers Forum
National Secretariat, NBA House,
Plot 1101 Mohammadu Buhari Way,
Central Business District,
Abuja.

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  • Jan 06, 2021
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VARSITY APPOINTS ANANABA PROFESSOR OF LAW

Leading lawyer and Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Dr. Paul Ananaba SAN has been appointed Professor of Law by Clifford University.

Founded in 2013, Clifford University, Owerrinta is a newly chartered institution by the Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria following the recommendation of the National Universities Commission (NUC). It is one of the 144 tertiary institutions owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide.

Prof. Ananaba is a member of the Governing Council and Legal Adviser of Babcock University and Clifford University. He has served as an adjunct Professor at Adventist University of Africa, Kenya and Legal Adviser for Institute of Industrial Security and Safety of Nigeria.

He is a member and Fellow of several professional institutes and associations. A much sought after public speaker, Ananaba has written several books and articles. Prof. Ananaba is a draughtsman, mediator and arbitrator with over 27 years of experience in the legal profession.

He graduated from then Imo State University, Okigwe in 1990 and was admitted to the Nigerian Bar in 1991. In 2003 he received a Master of Laws degree in Legislative Drafting from the Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Law from Babcock University, Ilishan Remo in 2016.

An Associate Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM), Prof. Ananaba is also a member of the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN). He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration CIARB (UK) and a Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NiCArb). A Notary Public for Nigeria, Ananaba is registered with Securities and Exchange Commission as a Capital Market Consultant. He was a Lecturer of Law at Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State and a visiting Lecturer/Facilitator at the Nigerian Institute of Management, Lagos.

He was a Member of the Students Representative Council, Abia State University, Uturu (1988-1989); Judge, NYSC Camp Court Wailo, Bauchi State (1992); Legal Advisor, West Central Africa Division, Seventh day Adventist Church (2016 till date); Member, Abia State Public Private Partnership Investment and Promotion Council (2017), and Member, National Executive Committee, Nigeria Bar Association (2017).

Prof. Ananaba has attended several national and international seminars and workshops as Guest Lecturer, Speaker and Facilitator. Among his several awards and recognitions are: Distinguished Award by Otu Oka Iwu (Law Society), 2014; Special Award by National Association of Polytechnic Students of Nigeria, 2015; Special Award by Nigeria Association of Adventist Lawyers, 2016; Abia State University Uturu Law Faculty Alumni Award, 2016 and Enyi Abia (The Elephant of Abia), 2018.

A ferocious litigator, Ananaba led Ukwa Ngwa lawyers in defence of former Senate President, Rt. Hon. Adolf Wabara in the suit for the position of Senate President. He also led Ukwa Ngwa lawyers pro bono in the suit at the Supreme Court against the excision of Osisioma Local Government Area from Abia South Senatorial Zone.

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