The Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated Governor Aminu
Tambuwal of Sokoto State over his appointment as life member of Nigeria`s body
of benchers.
The
felicitation is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by Dogara’s
Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan.
The statement
quoted Dogara as saying the conferment of life membership on Tambuwal was well
deserved.
It added that
Tambuwal had distinguished himself as a lawyer, a parliamentarian and a
governor.
"As a
consummate lawyer and astute parliamentarian, Tambuwal has written his name in
gold in the annals of history of the legal profession and the National
Assembly.
"As former
Speaker, Tambuwal contributed immensely to the development of the institution
of the legislature and the deepening of democracy in Nigeria.''
Dogara urged
Tambuwal to deploy his wealth of experience as lawmaker to improve on the legal
profession as he served as life bencher.
Membership of
the Body is highly sought after by legal professionals serving in the bar and
the Bench. The body is made up of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), President
of the Court of Appeal, Presiding Justices of Court of Appeal Divisions and the
Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.
Others are the
Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, Chief Judges of the States, the Attorney
General of the Federation, the Chairman of the Council of Legal Education and
the President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA).
The rest
include thirty legal practitioners nominated by the NBA and such number of
persons, not exceeding ten, who appear to the body to be eminent members of the
legal profession in Nigeria of not less than 15 years post call standing.
Credit: Thisday
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