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Nigerian lawyer and activist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu is a Nigerian Lawyer and the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria, an independent national institution for the promotion, protection and enforcement of human rights in Nigeria.[1][2][3] In 2021, he was named a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)[4][5]
Anthony Ojukwu | |
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Ojukwu in 2023 | |
| Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Imo State, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Nigeria, University of Lagos |
Ojukwu obtained his bachelor's degree (LLB) in Law at the Enugu Campus of the University of Nigeria. In 1998, he completed his master's degree (LLM) in Law at the University of Lagos, Akoka. Ojukwu also completed an international Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP) Equitas in Canada in 2007.
Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu was appointed the State Administrative Secretary/CEO of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in Imo State. In 2001, he was appointed as the Special Assistant to the former Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Dr Bukhari Bello, mni, MFR. Ojukwu was later nominated and appointed as the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission by President Muhammadu Buhari in December, 2021.[6]
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