{"id":9083,"date":"2017-01-27T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T13:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=9083"},"modified":"2017-05-05T11:43:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T10:43:21","slug":"esema-ohong-essien-j","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/esema-ohong-essien-j\/","title":{"rendered":"ESEMA, Ohong Essien J"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Practitioner, fonner Chai mlan, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area; LGA: Nsit UbiuJ11; Pa: ChicfJoseph D. Esema and Mrs. Ekanem J. D. Esema: Married to Mary Essien Esema; Children: Ashley (3), Michelle (2), EssienObong, Michael; Education: Salvation Anny Secondary School, Akai Ubium, 1970-76, WASC; School of Arts and Science, Uyo, 1977-79, NL; Univ. of Lagos, 1980-83, LL.B (HOIlS); Nigerian Law School, [983-84, BL (Hons); Career and Work History: Lecturer, Nigerian Police Force College, Sokoto (NYSC), [984-85; Legal Practitioner, A. Ekong Bassey and Associates, Calabar, 1986-91 ; Executive Chairnlan, Nsit Ubium LGA, [991-93; Head of Practice, Essien Esema and Associates, Uyo, 1993-present; Career Re[ated Activities and Responsibilities: Vice Chainnan, UNILAG Alunmi Asscn., AKS Branch. 1994-present: Secretary General, Nigerian Bar Assoc., Ca[abar Branch, 1990- 92: Special Work Related Achievements: Most Outstanding LGA Chainnan Award, 1992; NAACRISS Golden Award [993; Patron, Nsit Ubium Students Asscn.; &#8216;Local Govt. Chainnan Award by the Nigerian Union of Local Govt. Employees; Publications and Other Creative Works: Court Judges and Politics in the Transition Period, NBA Conference, 1990; Judicial Decision Making in Nigeria, Faculty of Law, Univ. of Uyo, 1994; Land Us~ Decree and Public Interest, Nigerian. Chronic\/e, June 30, 1984; Civic and Political Activities: Patron, Magna Juris Confraternity, Univ. of Uyo, 1994; Patron, Uyo Laml Tennis Asscn., Uyo, 1993; Grand Patron, Antiquity and Historical Research Asscn. of Nig. 1993: Grand Patron, National Asscn. of Nsit Ubium Students (Worldwide), 1993; Secretary, Welfare Conunittee, NeighbourhoOd Organisation International, 1994- present; AwardstRecognitions: &#8220;Obong Unwana Nsit Ubium&#8221; by the Traditional Rulers Council, Nsit Ubium, 1993; &#8220;Obong Ekong&#8221; by thefoai Ubium Conununity, 1993: Appreciation&#8217;Award, Lions Club International District 404, ltu, 1993\/94; Listed in Directory of Legal Practitioners by the International Bir Association. ; &#8220;Professional Memberships: Mem., Nigerian Bar Asscn.; Mem., International Bar Asscn.; Religious Affiliation: Salvation Army. Office: Essien Esema and Associates, Plot 13-47, Ewet Housing Estate. Uyo: Tel.: (085) 201866.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[165,166],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-9083","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-legal","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/9083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9083"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=9083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}