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Nigerian lawyer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Okey Wali, SAN (born October 29, 1958) is a Nigerian lawyer and the 26th president of the Nigerian Bar Association.[1][2]
Okey Wali | |
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President of the Nigerian Bar Association | |
In office July 2012 – July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Bodurin Daudu |
Succeeded by | Augustine Alegeh (SAN) |
Personal details | |
Born | Obio-Akpor, Rivers State, Nigeria | 29 October 1958
Wali was born on October 29, 1958, at Obio-Akpor local government 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 in 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 professional training at the Nigerian Law School in Lagos State and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984.[6]
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 defeat Emeka Ngige (SAN), who had 449 votes.[10] He was succeeded by Augustine Alegeh, a senior advocate of Nigeria.[11]
In October 2014, it was reported that Wali was abducted in Rumualogu Town, Akpor City, Rivers State by unknown gunmen and released a few days after the abduction.[12][13]
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