Lagos State Judiciary has no doubt played a pace-setter role in the development of the legal profession in the country. This was stated by the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the just concluded Bold Transitions Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA) in Lagos.
Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogbe addressing lawyers at the conference
The state judiciary has been instrumental in the advancement of the legal profession in Nigeria and uncommon transformation in judiciary and other sectors of the economy.
From left’ NBA President, Y. C. Maikyau SAN, Attorney-General Lagos, Moyo Onigbanjo SAN and Chief Judge Lagos, Justice Kazeem Alogba at the conference
Speaking on behalf of the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Onigbanjo said the state’s judicial system had upheld the legacies of the past administration in the improvement of the legal practice in the country.
From Left: D-G Legal, Ahmed Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Babatunde Ogala and former General Counsel, Lagos State Government, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya at the conference
He said, “We have continually transformed our structures, building new courtrooms, renovating existing ones, to create a more conducive environment for our judges and to efficiently administer justice.I can boldly say that no state takes the funding of judiciary as serious as Lagos State, and this is a legacy that has been sustained by successive administration sine 1999.
Millenium Presidet NBA, OCJ Okocha SAN, Past President T .J Okpoko SAN, Chief Kanu Agabi SAN and past President, Augustine Alegeh SAN at the conference
Lagos remains a reference point and fertile ground for practitioners not only for lawyers, arbitrators, and judges, but also as a major reference centre for other industry players including architects, builders, civil and structural engineers, quantity surveyors, and project managers, among others” Onigbanjo stated.
More photos from the conference:
From left_ Lawal Rabana SAN_ Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN and OCJ Okocha SAN at the conferenceFrom left_ former President of Nigerian Bar Association ( NBA, Olumide Akpata flanked TCCP chairman Tobenna Erojikwe and Comrade Paul Harris Ogbole at the conferenceFrom left_ Dr, Roland Otaru SAN_ Ngozi Nwangwa and Justice Taiwo Taiwo ( rtd) at the conferenceFrom left_ HRH Alh. Shaban Audu Nizazo111 Etsu Kwali. Chairman Council of Chiefs, Etsu Kwali Area Council,Abuja. Emeka Ozoani SAN and Pius Akubo SAN at the conferenceFrom left_ former General Secretary NBA, Ibrahim Eddy Mark_ INEC Commissioner, Dr. Festus Okoye and Okey Akobundu at the conferenceFrom right, Plateau State Governor, Rt. Hon. Simon Bako Lalong, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and Presidential Candidate of the SDP, Prince Ademola Adebayo at the conferenceFrom left: Chijioke Oham Emeka SAN_ Eddy Mark_ Chief Philip Umeh SAN_ Lawal Rabana SAN_D.C.Enwelum SAN_Dr. Olisa Agbakoba SAN_ V.A B Ewuzie and Festus Okoy at the conferenceMember Council of Legal Education, Ada Vincent Udobi (left) and Chinyere Ezechukwuat the ConferenceFrom Left: Chief Layi Babatunde SAN, his wife, Adejoke, from left Dr. Livinus Nwaokike, a guest and Fatai Odesanya at the conferenceFrom left’_ former General Secretary NBA, Lawal Rabana SAN_ Chief J. Akingbola Akinola SAN and Bode Olanipekun SAN at the conferenceFrom left_ Former 2nd V-P of NBA, Steve Abar_ Plateau State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ahmadu Chrisantus (middle) and Plateau State at the conferenceFrom Left: Tajudeen Oladoja SAN and his wife, Rabi at the conferenceFrom left: Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Kogi State, Ibrahim SAnni Mohammed SAN and Wale Akonni SAN at the conferenceFrom left: From left Former Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Bukhari Bello, Ogbonna Agbafo and Emeka Ozoani SAN at the conferenceFrom left: former Chairman NBA Onitsha branch, Onyechi Ononye; Steve Emelieze; former President Pan African Lawyers Union ( PALU), Chief Emeka OBEGOLU SAN; Paul Kassim and former Chairman NBA Young Lawyers Forum, Wada Ahmed Wada.From left_ Secretary NBA Jos, Emmanuel J. Hassan_ Chairman NBA Jos, Leang Aware, former 2nd V-P NBA, Steve Abar and Justice B.V.Ngyal of Plateau StateFrom Left: Former 2nd Vice-President NBA, Steve Abar_ Chairman NBA Abuja branch, Afam Okeke and Gani Ajape at the conferenceFrom left_ Dr. Fred Odutola _ Babra Josan Onwubiko and and Sunday O. Akinpelu at the conferenceFrom left_ Attorneys-General of Oyo State, Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo SAN _ Imo State, C.A.C Akolisa and Tunde Busari SAN at the conferenceFrom right, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Sokoto State, Suleiman Usman SAN_ Chairman House Committee on Judiciary, Luke Onofiok at the ConferenceMurakor (right)From left: Endurance O. Uhumuavbi ( right) and Kazeem Nasir at the conference
