Nigeria’s first book on construction law will be launched on Thursday, June 16, in Abuja by a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo SAN.
The book authored by Mrs Ewuwuni Onnoghen-Theophilus, a Nigerian lawyer and daughter of the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen, will be presented to the Nigerian public at Merit House, Maitama, in Abuja.
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mrs Mary Ukaego Peter Odili, has been scheduled to co-present the historical law book.
A programme of events sighted by our correspondent on Wednesday showed that eminent legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief James Ogwu Onoja, is coordinating the book presentation.
Among the legal giants billed to witness the book presentation are the Chairman, Body of Benchers, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo SAN, Buhari’s Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola SAN, Malam Ahmed Raji SAN, Mahmoud Magaji SAN and Damian Dodo SAN, among others.
Others are the former governor of Cross River State, Chief Liyel Imoke, the former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana, General Overseer, Mountains of Fire and Miracles, Dr D.K. Olukoya, and Africa’s richest woman, Mrs Modupe Alakija.
The document also indicated that several Justices of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, as well as Heads of courts and Judges, are to witness the unveiling of the law book.
Ewuwuni Onnoghen-Theophilus was born in Calabar, Cross River State, on the 15th day of April 1984 to the family of Hon. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON, retired Chief Justice of Nigeria, Utuenikang, Cross River State, and Etieka Chief (Mrs) Nkoyo Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, BSc, MPA.
For her primary education, she attended the Nigerian Navy Primary School, Calabar, and had her secondary education at Federal Government Girls’ College, Calabar.
During her secondary school holidays, Ewuwuni loved to accompany her father to the High Court of Cross River State, where he served as a judge.
Thus, her passion for the legal profession grew. It was, therefore, not surprising when, in 2001, she gained admission to study law at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, where she graduated with Second Class Honours (Upper Division).
She thereafter proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, where she repeated the same feat by again graduating with second-class honours (Upper Division). She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2008.
Whilst at the University, Ewuwuni was actively involved in the activities of “Prima Strata”, a socio-cultural, philanthropic, and educational organisation in the Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife.
