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Obiora Akinwumi OBIANWU,

Legal Practitioner

SAN, LLB, BL; legal practitioner, consultant; b: January 29, 1962; p: Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State; so: Anambra; m: Chinyere Ijeoma Obianwu; nc: four; ed: St. Patrick's College, Asaba, Delta State, 1973-75; Immaculate Conception College, Benin City, Edo State, 1975-77; University of Ife, Ile-Ife, 1980-83; Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island, Lagos, 1983-84; called to the Nigeria Bar, 1984; cr: Counsel attached to the office of the Attorney General, Federal Ministry of Justice,Abuja, 1984-85; Partner, Obianwu, Nwokedi &Co., Legal Practitioners, Aba, Abia State, 1985-96; Principal Partner and Managing Solicitor, Obianwu, Nwokedi & Co., Aba, since 1996; conferred with Senior Advocate of Nigeria, 2003; Consultant to Bureau of Public Enterprise on privatization Programme; Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC; Counsel to Royal Exchange Assurance Pic; Guinness Nigeria Pic, Consolidated Breweries Pic; Nigeria Bottling Co.; Patterson Zochonis Pic; Union Bank of Nigeria Pic; Chevron Nigeria PIc; Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited; African Continental Bank PIc; Aba Textile Mills Pic; Aba Sports Club; National Insurance…

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Corporation of Nigeria; International Equitable, Industrial and Commercial Company Limited; mm: Nigeria Bar Association; awards: Oputa Chambers of Justice Award, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, for contributions to Chambers; NBA honours award in recognition of sterling and unparalleled contribution to the legal profession, 2003; Excellence in Legal Practice and Defence of Justice Award, Onitsha Improvement Union, Port Harcourt, 2003; publ: Legislation in Abia State- Set Back to Administration of Justice and Rule of Law, 1998; sc: Aba Sports Club; hob: squash, reading, movies; off: Obianwu, Nwokedi & Co., 78, Pound Road, Aba, Abia State; tel: 08037239427,08055868481; tel/fax: 082-220090; e-m: [email protected]; res: 7B, Uche Street, Aba, Abia State.

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Title
Mr
Surname
OBIANWU,
First Name
Obiora
Other Names
Akinwumi
Gender
Male
Source of Publication
NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
Status
Alive
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Status
N/A
Marital Status
Married
Profession
Legal Practitioner
Education Level
Tertiary
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
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