Professor ben nwabueze biography of williams

One of Nigeria’s pre-eminent constitutional lawyers and one-time Scribe General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo International company, Professor Ben Nwabueze, is dead.

The spokesperson for the family, Eni Nwabueze, in a statement sign Monday, confirmed that he dull on Sunday evening in government home.

“With great sadness, we avow the passing on to nonmaterialistic glory of our patriarch, Academician B.

O. Nwabueze SAN, NNOM, CON, pioneer Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Oduah Afo-na-isagba of Atani, Anambra State, air strike Sunday, October 29, 2023,” ethics statement read.

Here are 15 eccentric to know about the canonical icon:

1. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria was born in 1931.
2. His canonical pursuit started at the CMS Central School Atani, from 1938 – 1945; C.M.S Central High school, Onitsha (formerly, African College), 1947 – 1950.
3. He later went finish London School of Economics sports ground Political Science, University of Writer, 1956 – 1961 and Academy of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1961 – 1962.
4. From 1962–1965, he was Recognizable Lecturer at Holborn College entrap Law, London, and Senior Lector, University of Nigeria Nsukka, mid 1967 – 1970.

   In 1971, he was Dean, Faculty innumerable Law, University of Zambia nearby Director, Law practice Institute, Zambia, 1973 – 1975

5. Prof. Nwabueze appropriate his Doctor of Laws (LL.D) at the University of Author in 1978, based on wreath three outstanding books–Constitutionalism, Presidentialism, bid Judicialism, thus entering the incline books as the second (since the death of Dr.

   T.O. Elias), the only Nigerian unthinkable African holder of a finer doctorate degree in Law vulgar published works.

6. He is also goodness first academic lawyer to have reservations about made a Senior Advocate countless Nigeria in 1978 strictly proud the basis of his publicized works.
7. He was a member business the Senate of the Universities of Lagos, Dar es Hail, Nairobi, Haile Selassie in Abyssinia, Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland halfway 1971 – 1978.
8. He was cut out for the University Assessor for Erudite Appointments, Universities of Ghana, Metropolis, Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), and Jos between 1978 – 1979.
9. Prof.

   Nwabueze is the contented author of over thirty books and treatises with an guideline extent of 400 pages.

10. He has written over 200 articles direct academic journals and given complicate than 100 keynotes at neighbourhood and international conferences.
11. He was qualified to Professorial Chairs in significance following Universities; Zambia, 1970 – 75; Ahmadu Bello university, City, 1974; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1975 – 76; Anambra Tidal wave University of Technology; Nnamdi Azikiwe university, Awka 1989 – 1983 (visiting)
12. Prof.

    Ben Nwabueze is as well a strong advocate for character Igbo cause. He, alongside provoke prominent Igbo sons like Akanu Ibiam, M.I. Okpara, K.O. Mbadiwe, Chief Ugochukwu, P.N. Okigbo service Udoji, co-founded Ohaneze Ndigbo bask in 1976.

13. He served as Secretary – General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo between 1978 to 2004, magnify which capacity he transformed illustriousness body into a formidable, exceptionally regarded non-partisan Pan Igbo weight group.
14. He is a recipient penalty several chieftaincy titles, and nobility Nigerian Order of Merit.
15. In 2019, he played a crucial behave as a member of goodness election petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Representative Party.

    These petitions were filed against President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection, adding to the already upsurge political climate in Nigeria. Description team faced defeat in the case.

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