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Okey Wali | |
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| President of the Nigerian Bar Association | |
| In office July 2012 – July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Daudu |
| Succeeded by | Augusustine Alegeh (SAN) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1958 Rivers State, Nigeria |
Okey Wali, SAN (born October 29, 1958) is a Nigerian Lawyer and the 26th president of the Nigerian Bar Association.[1][2]
Early life
Wali was born on 29 October, 1958 at Obio-Akpor local goverment area in the metropolis of Port Harcourt, a southern part of Nigeria.[3] He attended the Port Harcourt Township School for his primary education but completed it at St. Paul’s Primary School Diobu, Port Harcourt.[4] He later attended Baptist High School, Port Harcourt where he obtained the West African School Certificate in 1973 and proceeded to the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom where he received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1983.[5] He returned to Nigeria for a professional training at the Nigerian Law School in Lagos State and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984.[6]
Law career
He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984[7]. After few years of working experience, he was appointed as secretary of Port Harcourt branch of the NBA in 1992.[8] He later served as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Rivers State before he was elected as the 26th president of the Nigerian Bar Association[9] having polled 688 votes to won Emeka Ngige (SAN) who had 449 votes.[10] He was succeeded by Augusustine Alegeh, a senior advocate of Nigeria.[11]
Controversy
On October 2014, it was reported that he was abducted in Rivers State by unknown gunmen an released few days after the abduction.[12][13]
References
- ^ http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/170013-abducted-ex-nba-president-okey-wali-released.html
- ^ http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/okey-wali-ex-nba-president-kidnapped/191109/
- ^ http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/former-nba-president-okey-wali-kidnapped-in-rivers-state.95829/
- ^ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/how-nba-election-was-won-and-lost/
- ^ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/nba-presidency-its-a-battle-between-hawks-and-doves/
- ^ http://www.channelstv.com/2012/07/17/okey-wali-declared-president-elect-of-nigeria-bar-association/
- ^ http://www.punchng.com/news/nba-elects-wali-as-new-president/
- ^ http://leadership.ng/news/377838/nba-okey-walis-emergence-nba-president-fraudulent-falana
- ^ http://saharareporters.com/2014/10/12/gunmen-abduct-former-nba-president-okey-wali-port-harcourt
- ^ http://www.frontiersnews.com/index.php/news/1120-okey-wali-emerges-as-nba-new-president
- ^ http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/news/29311-alegeh-is-nigeria-bar-association-s-new-president
- ^ http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/former-nba-president-oke-wali-kidnapped-rivers/
- ^ http://www.punchng.com/news/kidnappers-release-ex-nba-president-okey-wali/