A group of lawyers under the auspices of Class of 1985 at the Nigerian Law School have honoured their teacher and former Secretary of the Council of Legal Education (CLE) Oba Olateru-Olagbegi at their annual reunion luncheon in Lagos.
Oba Olateru-Olagbegi was honoured alongside a member of the class and the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Godwin Abraham and other deserving members of the class who have distinguished themselves in various spheres of the legal profession.
The popular annual reunion of the set is holding on the sidelines of the 2017 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association taking place in Lagos.
According to the chairman of the class, Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN), five judicial officers, five Senior Advocates of Nigeria, a professor of law, five top executives in the federal bureaucracy and a traditional ruler are also to be honoured at the annual reunion holding at the prestigious Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Among the judges to be honored are US-based jurist, Judge Adetokunbo Fasanya of Family Court, State of New York; Hon. Justice A. B. Mohammed and Hon. Justice Angela Otaluka, both of the High Court of FCT, and Hon. Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the High Court of Lagos State.
Among the SANs to be honoured are Chief Adewunmi Ogunsanya, Chairman of Multi-Choice Nigeria; Mr. Elisha Kura, a Kaduna-based trial lawyer; Mr. James Ikeyi and Mr Ayo Akintunde. The only scholar in the honours list is Prof. Jerry Agbo Madaki of School of Law, Catholic University of East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya.
Also to be honoured are the National Commissioner at Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and former Thisday lawyer Editor, Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu; the newly appointed Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hadiza Mustapha; Executive Secretary of Pension Transition Arrangements Directorate (PTAD), Ms. Sharon Ikeazor, and Group Legal Adviser of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Hajiya Hadiza Coomassie.
Also to be awarded are: the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Canadian National Insurance Crime Services (CANATICS) in Ottawa, Canada, Dr. Alexander Adeyinka; Company Secretary, Capital Hotels Plc, owners of Abuja Sheraton, Mr. Alex Ugwuanyi; and the Onogie of Ihieve-Ogben in Owan East Local Government of Edo State, Chief Andrew Otokhina.
The leader of the class is Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN and chair of the occasion.
