WE KNOW THIS MAN- Prof Obiaraeri, Nnamdi Onyeka (AGUNAECHEMBA, OWELLE OKIGWE) • Native of Amaokwe village in Amagu Ihube Autonomous Community in Okigwe LGA of Imo State. • Attended Government Secondary School Owerri between 1975 and 1980 and was a House Captain of New House (1979/80) and member of the school’s junior and senior football teams. • Best graduating student in the Faculty of Law, Imo State University, Okigwe, Nigeria (now Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria) in the 1985/86 session as a multiple awards winner and was one of the best graduating students at the Nigerian Law School Lagos in the 1986/87 session • Called to the Nigerian Bar by the Body of Benchers as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on 22 October 1987. • Distinguished Legal Practitioner, Law Lecturer and multi-sectoral author, social commentator, Public Affairs Analyst, International Scholar, Human Rights Activist, Constitutional and Human Rights law expert, National and Supranational Consultant. • Meteoric academic and professional excellence mixed with an impressive and distinguished public service profile that can be presented in brevi manu as follows: State Counsel, Federal Ministry of Justice, Lagos, Nigeria, (September 1987-August 1988) (National Youth Service Corps); Secretary, Nigerian Bar Association, Okigwe Branch, Imo State, Nigeria (1995-1997); Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Okigwe Branch, Imo State, Nigeria (1997-1999); Member, National Executive Committee, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA NEC) (1997-1999); Special Assistant on Political and Legal Matters to the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Nigeria (1999-2003); Imo State Representative on the Technical Sub-Committee On Good Governance and Sustainable Development for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Nigeria(2005 – 2007); Special Adviser on Youth Affairs to the Governor of Imo State, Nigeria (2003-2007); Honourable Commissioner For Youth and Sports, Imo State, Nigeria (2007-2009); Chairman, NYSC Governing Board, Imo State, Nigeria (2007-2009); Honourable Commissioner For Lands, Survey and Urban Planning, Imo State, Nigeria (2010-2011); Co-ordinator, School of Legal Studies, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria (1995-1999); Member, Imo State University Senate, Imo State University Owerri, Nigeria since 1 June 1994. • Fellow and Visiting Scholar of the prestigious Human Rights Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA, 2002-2003. • Author of many books and learned scholarly articles/contributed chapters in many books; delivered lead papers and talks at national and international conferences. Some of the leading books include the following: Obiaraeri, N.O. (1998), Law and Policy on Technology Transfer to Nigeria, Owerri, International Universities Press Ltd. Obiaraeri, N.O. (ed), (1998), Human Rights Development and Democracy in Nigeria (1998), Okigwe, Whytem Publishers Nigeria Obiaraeri, N.O. (2001), Human Rights in Nigeria – Millennium Perspective, Lagos, Perfect Concepts. Obiaraeri, N.O. (2001), Custody of Public Funds and Financial Legislation under the 1999 Constitution- Matters Arising, in Chukwumaeze, U.U and Erugo, S., (eds.) In Search of Legal Scholarship (2001), Abia State University Law Centre. Obiaraeri., N.O., (2012), Still on Human Rights, Owerri, Nigeria, Global Press Ltd. Obiaraeri, N.O., (2012), Contemporary Law of Evidence in Nigeria, Crayford, Kent, United Kingdom, Whitmont Press Ltd. • Winner of many distinguished honours, awards, certificates of recognition and prizes for academic excellence, professional brilliance, leadership mentoring, community service and national development. Variously recognized by many autonomous communities in Igboland with the chieftaincy title Agunaechemba Okigwe and Owelle Okigwe. • Chairman, 1st Okigwe Zone Political Summit 2006. • Chairman, Okigwe Zone Constitutional Amendment Committee 2013 and spokesperson for Okigwe Zone at the Imo State summit in Owerri and South East zonal summit in Enugu. • Chairman Central Planning Committee, Okigwe Zone Thanksgiving and Civic Reception of His Eminence, Dr Samuel Chukwuemeka Kalu Uche, JP, Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, 30 December 2013. • Legal Adviser to Ihube Okigwe Diocese of the Methodist Church Nigeria and Elder of the Methodist Church Nigeria. • Widely travelled across the globe and happily married with children. • Global scholar who has taught law in many Nigerian Universities and current Dean, Faculty of Law, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria. • Head of Chambers and Operations, OBIARAERI, OBIARAERI, OBIARAERI & CO; LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND INTELLECTUAL CONSULTANTS, a firm of leading Legal Practitioners, Intellectual and Corporate Consultants. • Tried, Tested and Trusted as an uncompromising defender of OKIGWE ZONE and NDIGBO interest. Author of the famous and globally acclaimed article captioned “DEPORTATION OF IGBOS FROM LAGOS STATE IS A RAPE ON THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION AND A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY”. nigeriahornnewspapers/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2891:deportation-of-igbos-from-lagos-state-is-a-rape-on-the-nigerian-constitution-and-a-crime-against-humanity&catid=59:issues
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