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Industrial Court Judge, Justice Ikechi Nweneka bags NBA Judicial Excellence Award


883 Saturday 10th December 2022

It was Aristotle, considered by many to be the greatest Greek philosopher of all time and the most famous philosopher who postulated that “Excellence is never an accident; it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.”


Drawing from the above, Abdul Kalam, an aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007 defined Excellence as a continuous process and not an accident.


Succinctly, Friday 9th December 2022 would forever be a remarkable day as the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch, Lagos State Centre of Excellence honoured a jurist per excellence, Hon. Justice Ikechi Nweneka an award for Judicial Excellence at this year's Annual Dinner & Award Ceremony held at Landmark Centre, Water Corporation Drive Victoria Island, Lagos.


L: Justice I. G. Nweneka, Justice M. N. Esowe and Justice E. A. Oji


The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch is a professional, non-profit association comprised of all lawyers called to the Nigerian Bar and practising in the Lagos State. 


The Honouree, Hon. Justice Ikechi Gerald Nweneka holds a Bachelor of Laws [LL.B] Honours and Master of Laws [LL.M] degrees from the University of Lagos; Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management from Enterprise Development Centre, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos and Certificate in Leadership from the Leadership Institute, Virginia, USA and was sworn in as a Judge of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in 2017 after decades of Private Legal Practice and currently presides at the Lagos Judicial division.


While appreciating Justice Nweneka for excellent judicial sacrifice over the years, the NBA described his lordship as a worthy ambassador of the Lagos Branch and prayed for his Lordship's quick elevation to the higher bench.


In attendance were the Lagos Division Administrative Judge, Hon. Justice Maureen Esowe FCIArb, Hon. Justice (Prof) Elizabeth Oji; the President of the Bar, Y. C. Maikyau SAN, Senior Advocates, distinguish members of the Bar and other staff of the court.