ARDO, Alhaji Justice Mohammadu Buba

Solicitor General and crowned it all up in February 1964 with his appointment as Solicitor General of Northern Nigeria. He became thefirst indigenous man to hold that position. ForHonourabk Mohammad Buba Ardo the sky was to be the limit of his progressive march to the zenith of his career. Through determination, dedication to duty and loyalty to the service and by the special grace of Allah he was appointed Attorney General of Northern Nigeria in 1966 before the Army coup that terminated their Government. After the sensekss coup of 1966, Justice Buba Ardo, together with respected Northerners like Sir Kashim Ibrahim, Malam Aminu Kano and Mr. Joseph Tarka was sekaed to represent the North on the National Advisory Council to chart a new courseforthe survivalof Nigeria. For meritoriousserviceto hiscountryhewasawarded'the CONCommanderoftheOrderof' the Nigerin 1965. Because of his rase experience He was named the Chief Judge of the North Eastern State in 1975. He was aho appointed a member of the Constitutional Drafting Committee in the sameyear andJustice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1979. He is forever remembered as one of the veritabk trailbla^ers of the kgalprofession who devoted most of their time to the furtherance of the profession and to kgal reforms. He lived and died in the kgal profession. His last port of service was as the Chief Judge of Adamawa State. The kgal luminary died on Saturday 5th of Oaober, 1991.