Supreme Court justices, Justice Chima C. Nweze (PhD, FCIArb) were honoured by lawyers of Igbo extraction, under the aegis of Otu Oka Iwu on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at an annual dinner & award night” which held at the Shell Hall of the MUSON Centre, Lagos.
Others are, Justice Ugochukwu Ogakwu of the Court of Appeal, Justice Nelson Ogbuanya of the National Industrial Court, Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court and Justice Sunday Bassey Onu, who also of the Federal High Court also to receive the coveted awards of the law society.
A statement by Chairman of the 2019 Dinner & Award Night Committee Zik Obi II indicated that other honorees include respected President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr. John Nnia Nwodo; Chairman of the Council of Legal Education (CLE), Chief Emeka Ngige SAN; former Otu Oka Iwu presidents, Chief Guy Ikokwu and Mr. Zik C. Obi II; former Lead Prosecution Counsel at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Mrs. Ifeoma Ojemeni-Okali and immediate past Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (Lagos Branch), Mr. Chukwuka Ikwuazom.
The event was chaired by revered legal luminary and former Chairman of the Body of Benchers of Nigeria, Chief George Uwechue (SAN, FNIALS) while the Chief Host is Otu Oka Iwu President, Chief Chuks Ikokwu.
Otu Oka-Iwu is duly incorporated as an association of Igbo lawyers set up immediately after the Nigeria-Biafra War to cater especially for the interest and welfare of Igbo lawyers.
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