‘BEST GIFT TO YOUNG LAWYERS IS MENTORING,’ SAYS GADZAMA

JOE-KYARI GADZAMA SAN ATTENDS THE EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETING OF THE NBA GWAGWALADA BRANCH

The NBA Gwagwalada Branch (Eagle Bar) on the 6th July, 2022 held an emergency general meeting at the high court complex, Gwagwalada.

Excos, Elders and Members of the Eagle Bar warmly welcomed Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN and his entourage comprising of Audu Mela Nunge, SAN Former Gombe State commissioner for special duties, former Chairman NBA Abuja Branch, Paul Eshemomo Esq, Janaidu Abubakar Esq, Chairman NBA Gusau Branch, Francis Oronsaye, Managing Partner, J-K Gadzama LLP, Jerry Ombugadu Musa, Junior Partner, J-K Gadzama LLP, Mark Chidi Agbo, Junior Partner J-K Gadzama LLP, Rashidat Banke Obamijure, Sarah Jeta Atumga, Hassan Sherif, Onyekachi Eluwa, Hilary Ojeke, Promise Godwin, Magai Magaji, Nafisat Ibrahim, Kenneth Udemba, Roseline Ogwuche, Theresa Okwuefuna, Lawyers in the law firm of J-K Gadzama LLP to the branch meeting.

A former Chairman of the Gwagwalada branch while making his remarks informed members of the branch the important role J-K Gadzama, SAN played in the creation of the Gwagwalada branch. He stated that the history of how the branch came to be and those who played important roles in it’s creation has to be told and written.

While introducing the learned silk, the Chairman of the branch Ogunjide Emmanuel Tayo noted that J-K Gadzama, SAN has been a godsent and a helper of the branch. He thanked the Learned silk for not abandoning them.

Joe-Kyari Gadzama SAN while congratulating the new Excos said that Biblically and even Islamically, there are the Moses’ who lay foundations and then the Joshuas’ who build on those foundations. He stated that he is the Moses who laid the foundation of the branch.

He further stated that it is the prayers of fathers for their sons to do better than them. Having been a former Chairman of the Branch, he is proud of how far the branch has come and that he would never hold back from helping them. He promised his continuous support as he said that he had planned to be in Lagos on Wednesday but had changed his mind and will be in their program to honor their 10th year anniversary.

According to Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN “the greatest you can do for young lawyers is mentorship and that is what I have been doing over the years for young lawyers”.

He urged members of the branch to track the records of the Presidential aspirants and make informed decision in the forthcoming NBA general elections.

In his remarks, Mela Nunge, SAN former Chairman NBA Abuja branch stated that he is grateful to JK Gadzama SAN for giving him the opportunity to visit Gwagwalada Branch which he called home. He stated that he believes in the genuineness of purpose of the learned silk and urged members to trust J-K Gadzama SAN with their votes in the forthcoming NBA election.

Paul Eshemomo Esq, stated that J-K Gadzama, SAN is his mentor who has over the years done what no other lawyer, old and young have been able to do for young lawyers.

He stated that J-K Gadzama, SAN has through his mentorship programme which has been on for the past 8 years impacted the lives of young lawyers.

He urged young lawyers to take advantage of the forthcoming NBA election to secure their future.

While thanking the learned silk and his entourage for visiting the branch, an elder of the branch wished the learned silk success in the forthcoming election and a safe journey back to his destination.

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JURIST, AG, KAIGAMA POUR ENCOMIUMS ON GADZAMA

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JOE-KYARI GADZAMA, SAN, A TRAILBLAZER WHO SHOULD BE IMITATED BY THE NBA – HON. JUSTICE O. A ADENIYI AT THE 7TH EDITION OF THE ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG LAWYERS OF J-K GADZAMA LLP

According to Hon. Justice O. A. Adeniyi, “Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN is in active competition with the NBA as a body for the provision of legal services and the NBA should learn from the Learned Silk”. Flowing from this quote, the prestigious J-K Gadzama LLP held the 7th edition of its Annual Hon. Justice Chukwudifu Oputa JSC (Rtd) Professional Training and Mentoring Program for Young Lawyers on Saturday, 4 June 2022. The hybrid event with the theme, “Emerging Areas of Law: The Role of Young Lawyers” witnessed the attendance of young lawyers from different states across the country.

As you may be aware, the Mentoring Program has been a long standing tradition of the law firm, and is in accord with the Principal Partner’s mandate of alleviating the plight and bridging the knowledge gap of young lawyers in the legal profession in Nigeria.

As a result of his passion for the welfare and growth of young lawyers, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, the principal partner of J-K Gadzama LLP, who despite his tight schedule, was present at the Mentoring Program to chip in his bit of advice to the young lawyers before embarking on a journey same morning. While giving his opening remarks, he urged the young lawyers present to pick a mentor and carve out a niche for their legal practice by specializing in two or three aspects of legal practice. Mr. Mela Audu Nunghe, SAN, Mr. Ganny Ajape, Mr. Steve Abar, Mr. Gotom Samson (Secretary of Jos Branch NBA), Mr. Francis Oronsaye, Mr. Madu Joe-Kyari Gadzama and Mr. Jerry Musa Ombugadu were in attendance at the program.

The Chairman of the occasion, Hon. Justice Husseini Baba Yusuf, who is the incumbent Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, was ably represented by Hon. Justice O.A Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. His Lordship during his remarks commended the Learned Silk, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama for his continuous efforts towards developing young lawyers through his annual mentoring programs. He noted that the Learned Silk is indeed a pacesetter in the field of mentorship for young lawyers and he urged the Nigerian Bar Association to follow the footsteps of the Learned Silk to ensure that the legal profession is left in secure and safe hands.

Dr. Oluwakemi Pinheiro, SAN, the founding partner of Pinheiro LP, who was the keynote speaker at the program delivered a stellar presentation on the topic, “Attaining Self-Development to Becoming an Iconic Legal Practitioner in Emerging Areas of Law”. In the wise words of the Learned Silk, he stated that “A lawyer is a student until he dies. Once he considers himself not a student anymore, the lawyer inside him dies”. While concluding his session, the Eminent Silk reiterated the essence of identifying an area of specialization and harnessing the opportunities prevalent in that field.

Other discussants who keyed into the theme by making presentations on various emerging areas of law include: Mr. Darlington Onyekwere, Partner at J-K Gadzama LLP who set the high bar for other discussants by delivering an outstanding presentation on legal advocacy; Mrs. Anne Agi, a law lecturer at the University of Calabar and the Chief rapporteur of NBA, who during the second session of the event made a top-notch presentation on space law, a seemingly interesting area of law with little development in Nigeria; Ms. Layo Olaiya, an associate at Olaniwun Ajayi LP and Mr. John Olamiposi, an associate at Omaplex Law who during the third and fourth sessions delivered exceptional presentations on the rapidly growing areas of Fintech law and Artificial Intelligence in Nigeria respectively.

In the words of Mrs. Anne Agi, “the mainstream is already chocked. As such, lawyers should continuously transform into something else”. In accordance with these words, we believe that the program was indeed enlightening and informative as the keynote speaker and discussants did substantial justice to the theme. At the end of each session, the mentees asked a host of interactive questions to the mentors who eagerly provided insightful answers to these questions based on their wealth of knowledge and experience.

Indeed, the Chairman of the Mentoring Committee of the Body of Benchers for Young Lawyers, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN has shown immense dedication and commitment towards ensuring that young lawyers are adequately equipped with the requisite knowledge to succeed in the legal profession.

WHAT A MAN!!! – KAIGAMA IBRAHIM TO J-K GADZAMA, SAN AT THE LUNCH/SIT-OUT SESSION HOSTED BY THE NBA KEFFI BRANCH

On Sunday, June 5, 2022, Learned Silk, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN and his entourage including Mela Audu Nunghe, SAN (Former. Chairman Abuja Branch), Steve Abar ( Former. Vice President NBA, Former. National Assistant Secretary), Ganny Ajape (Former. National welfare Secretary of the NBA), Samson Samson Gotom (NBA Jos Branch Secretary), Jerry Ombugadu Musa ( Financial Secretary Unity bar, Abuja and Junior Partner, J-K Gadzama LLP), Victor Ehiosun (Counsel J-K Gadzama LLP), Love Chukwumerije (Counsel J-K Gadzama LLP), Esther Oduh (Counsel J-K Gadzama LLP), Ogwuche Roseline (Counsel J-K Gadzama LLP), attended a lunch/ sit-out session hosted by the NBA Keffi branch.

The Lunch/ sit-out session witnessed the attendance of Bar Leaders from the NBA Keffi Branch such as: Senator Abubakar Danso Sodangi, Dr Abdullkareem Kana (A.G Nasarawa State), Hassan Dikko Ibrahim (Class of 86), Eric I. Esq (Pioneer Chairman Keffi Branch), Ahmed Loko (Immediate Past Chairman Keffi Branch), Mr G.B Ashi (Elder, NBA Keffi branch), Uche Okonkwo (FIDA Chairperson) and Isaac Paul Akpomishi (Secretary, NBA Keffi Branch).

Kaigama Ibrahim, a member of the NBA Keffi Branch expressed his gratitude to the Learned silk, stating that he had personally benefited from the benevolence of the Learned silk. In his words, “we have our candidate and need not vote for another”.

Furthermore, he stated that he is a graduate of the University of Jos and during his undergraduate days, letters were written to a lot of Senior Advocates of Nigeria by the Law Students’ Association of University of Jos soliciting for funds and only the Learned Silk, Chief J-K Gadzama, SAN responded and provided them with financial assistance.

Kaigama Ibrahim also stated that when his set got admission into the Nigerian Law School, seven (7) of his classmates could not afford the law school tuition. They reached out to the Learned silk and he, (J-K Gadzama, SAN) paid the tuition fees of all seven of them, saying that he did not want them to tell anyone and he was only doing so for his conscience and in obedience to God.

What a man!!!

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J-K GADZAMA, SAN OPENED THE WAY FOR NORTHERN LAWYERS – AG NASARAWA STATE AT THE LUNCH/SIT-OUT SESSION HOSTED BY THE NBA KEFFI BRANCH.

On Sunday, June 5, 2022, Learned Silk, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN and his entourage including Mela Audu Nunghe, SAN(Former. Chairman Abuja Branch), Steve Abar ( Former. Vice President NBA, Former. National Assistant Secretary), Ganny Ajape (Former. National welfare Secretary of the NBA), Samson Samson Gotom (NBA Jos Branch Secretary), Jerry Ombugadu Musa ( Financial Secretary Unity bar, Abuja and Junior Partner, J-K Gadzama LLP), Victor Ehiosun (Counsel J-K Gadzama LLP), Love Chukwumerije (Counsel J-K Gadzama LLP), Esther Oduh (Counsel J-K Gadzama LLP), Ogwuche Roseline (Counsel J-K Gadzama LLP), at the lunch/ sit-out session hosted by the NBA Keffi branch.

The Lunch/ sit-out session witnessed the attendance of Bar Leaders from the NBA Keffi Branch such as: Senator Abubakar Danso Sodangi, Dr Abdullkareem Kana(A.G Nasarawa State), Hassan Dikko Ibrahim of class 86 with Chief J-K Gadzama SAN, Eric I. Esq ( pioneer Chairman Keffi Branch), Ahmed Loko (immediate past chairman Keffi Branch), Mr G. B. Ashi ( Elder, NBA keffi branch), Uche Okonkwo ( FIDA Chairperson) and and Isaac Paul Akpomishi (secretary NBA Keffi branch).

Dr. Abdullkareem Kana (A.G Nasarawa State), welcomed the Learned silk and expressed his gratitude to the learned Silk for all he has done for the legal profession and the bar.

Furthermore, He stated that at a time many did not believe that a Northern lawyer especially one from maiduguri can make a breakthrough in the legal profession, the Learned silk showed them, that it can be done and opened the way for them.

Thereafter he concluded by saying that all J-K Gadzama SAN has done for the profession and the bar, no Northern lawyer has ever done it.

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YOUNG LAWYERS: GADZAMA MENTORSHIP TRAINING HOLDS NEXT MONTH

The Annual Honourable Justice Chukwudifu Oputa JSC Mentoring Program will hold next month, the organisers, J-K Gadzama LLP have said.

According to a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, this year’s eagerly awaited session is themed “Emerging Areas of Law: The Role of Young Lawyers”.

The statement reads:

Our 7th annual Honourable Justice Chukwudifu Oputa JSC Mentoring Program is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 4, 2022.

The theme of this year’s Mentoring Program is, “Emerging Areas of Law: The Role of Young Lawyers”. As usual, the program promises to be informative.

Young lawyers who are interested in this hybrid event can click on the link below to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckcOGsqD4pGtGwjACP16YVWPS0co68gZE_

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GADZAMA VISITS UNIMAID VC, URGES YOUNG LAWYERS TO SPECIALIZE

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of Maiduguri Alumni Association, Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN and Executives of the association have visited the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Aliyu Shugaba.

During the visit, Gadzama praised Prof. Shugaba for his quality leadership at the institution and reiterated that the alumni association will continuously support the university.

The National Secretary of the Association, Mrs. Afiniki Hananiyah thanked the Vice-Chancellor and the entire management for restoring the glory of the university especially as it relates to the empowerment of the female gender.

The Association presented an award of service to the Vice-Chancellor in recognition of his meritorious service to the University. The delegation also made a stop-over at the Faculty of Law of the university among others, and were by the Dean of Law, Prof. B. A. Bukar.

Gadzama and Hananiya who are both graduates of the faculty pledged to galvanize all law alumni as well as their friends and well-wishers to contribute towards repositioning the Faculty for greater performance and sustenance of its pride of place in the academic community.

Meanwhile, Gadzama has urged lawyers to specialize and do what is best for their careers.

Speaking at the recent Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja Branch, the leading lawyer who is also the Chairman of the Mentoring Committee of the Body of Benchers, advised young lawyers to decide what they want to do early on in their careers.

Gadzama who was Chairman of the Young Lawyers’ Session of the Law Week said it was imperative for a lawyer in the new age to specialise in a particular area and pursue whatever goals the practitioner has set out in life notwithstanding the obstacles that may present itself.

Held at the Abuja International Conference Centre, the session’s topic was “The making of a successful legal practitioner.” The panelists included Kehinde Ogunwumiju SAN, Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi SAN, Dr. Agada Elachi, Prince Chukwudi Oli and Dr. Sunny Kayode.

The panelists made crucial interventions which anchored on the need for young lawyers to be industrious and imbibe the culture of hard work, passion and continual self-development. Oli, in his remarks, emphasized the need for mentorship, adding that Gadzama provided the much required mentorship which he needed in his career to succeed when he worked in his law firm.

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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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