Ityorunmun Moses ATAGHER,

Legal Practitioner

LLB, BL, legal practitioner, born in 1956, Tsambe, Vandeikya, Benue State; married, three chil dren; Education: NKST Trans School, Adeiyondo Tsambe, Vandeiya, 1965-71, Government Secondary School, Gboko, 1972-76, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1976-77 & 1978-81, Nigeria Law School, Lagos; Career: Appointed Principal Coun sel, Atagher and Co., Makurdi, 1985-92; di rector, Benue State Urban Development Board, 1986-92; director, Kunav Commu nity Bank, 1993-95; external solicitor, Lobi Bank ofNigeria Limited, Benue State Agri cultural and Rural Development Authority, Benue Printing Publishing Corporation, Benue Bottling Company Limited & Atlan tic Insurance Company; Director, Public Prosecution, Benue State, 1992-94; Legal Adviser, Federal Mortgage Finance Limited, Abuja, 1994-97; Commissioner for Justice, Benue State, 1997-98; Chairman, Adminis trative Panel of Inquiry into Vandeikya Lo cal Authority, 1986; member, Benue State Local Government Election Tribunal, 1991 - 92; member, Benue State Law Reporting and Publication Committee; Secretary, Nigerian Bar Association, Benue State, 1986-88. Home: Tsambe, Vandeikya, Benue State.