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Septuagenarian Called To Bar
A 75-year-old man called to the Nigerian Bar on Tuesday in Abuja said justice for his community inspired him to study Law.
Mr Okon Abang from Ibeno Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom was among 1,116 successful candidates called to the Nigerian Bar by the Body of Benchers.
Ibeno LGA is one of the communities in Akwa-Ibom embroiled in a long legal tussle with multinational oil company, Exxon Mobil, over oil spills and environmental degradation.
“I am somebody who like my community and I have acquired degrees in political science and public administration which have afforded me the opportunity to serve as a commissioner.
“But I also want to help my community legally, that is why I decided to study the law.
“My greatest aspiration is to serve people and that is why I have studied the law to serve people. I do not want much money because I have what to eat,’’ he said.
Abang, who described his experience at the Nigerian Law school as very rewarding, graduated from the University of Uyo in 2010.
He said after his second degree in 2005 in public administration, his external examiner advised him to enrol for a doctoral degree.
“But I like the courts and I would like to practice, ’’ he said.
Abang is a former commissioner for Lands and Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Akwa Ibom.
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