DATE OF BIRTH: 27th October, 1958
LGA/STATE: Owerri North, Imo State
MARITAL STATUS: Married
SCHOOLS ATTENDED:
1. Holy Child Convent School, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, From 1965 to 1967.
2. St. Mary’s Primary School, Ubogwu Awo-Omamma, Oru East LGA from 1967 to 1970
3. Community Girls Secondary School, Umungasi Aba Abia State (formerly Immaculate Heart
Secondary School Umungasi, Aba Abia State) from 1971 to 1975.
4. Secondary School, Ukpom Abak, Akwa Ibom State from 1975 to 1976
5. School of Basic Studies, University of Maidiguri, Borno State from 1976 to 1978
6. Automatically admitted into University of Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria from 1978 to 1981.
7. Nigerian Law School, Lagos, Lagos State From 1981 to 1982 (call No 6651)
 
NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE: Ministry of Justice, Maiduguri, Borno State From 1982 to 1983.
 
EMPLOYMENT
1. Borno State Government, Ministry of Justice, Maiduguri From 1983 tol 993.
2. Transferred to Imo State Government in 1993.
 
POSITIONS HELD:
1. Director of Civil Litigation
2. Permanent Secretary, Judicial Service Commission in March 2nd 2006 to 19th June, 2006
3. Solicitor – General/Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Owerri, June 2006 to 5th May, 2006.
PRESENT APPOINTMENT: High Court Judge 6th May, 2006. Sworn in 20th May, 2006.
PRESENT POSTING: High Court of Justice Mbano/Etiti Judicial Division Sitting at Umuelemai
 
COURSE ATTENDED:
1. Advanced Course in Civil Procedure at the College of Advanced Legal Studies, University ofLagos Akoka, Lagos State. From 2nd to 28th July, 1995.
2. Environmental Pollution at Anpez, Port Harcourt 1996.
 
SEMINAR/WORKSHOP ATTENDED:
1. Aper Workshop, Concorde Hotel, Owerri, 1999.
2. Women in Management F.S.P., Owerri 2000.
3. Director of Planning, Research & Statistics Seminar at Ibadan, Oyo State 2000
4. Retreat for Directors at Oguta Lake Motel 2004.
 
MEMBERSHIP TO ORGANIZATIONS:
1. Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch
2. International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
3. Catholic Women Organisation.
4. Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOANS)
5. Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St John International (LAUX 350) Owerri.
 
PECULIAR DUTIES:
1. Member of Several Administrative panel of Inquiry
2. Facilitator of the Administration of Oath of Office to Public/Civil Servants in the 1993 to 2008
 
POSITIONS HELD:
1. Treasurer Nigerian Bar Association 1999 -2003
2. Present Christian Women Association, Towns 3 & 4 St. Marks Parish, New Owerri 1998 to 2006.
 
AWARD RECEIVED: 2003 National Productivity order of merit Award. (NPOM)
HOBBIES: Reading, Litigation, and Tracking

DATE OF BIRTH: 16th October, 1958 LG.A/ State: Orlu LGA, Imo State. SCHOOLS ATTENDED 1. Began his primary education at St John's Primary School, Affa in the then Agbaja/ Ngwo County Council. From 1964 to 1966, he continued his primary education at St. Joseph's Primary School, Olo in Eziagu LGA of Enugu State. Completed his primary education which was interrupted by the civil war at Onumiri Primary School, Umuezikeodu, Okwuabala Ihioma Orlu after the civil war in 1972. 2. Community Secondary School Awo- Idemili from 1973 - 1977. Obtained his W.A.S.C Grade 1 in 1981, from Ututu - Ihe High School, Ihechiowa in Arochukwu LGA Abia State. 3. Obtained his LLB Hons. In 1985 at Imo State University and B.L Hons. From the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island Lagos in October 1986. 4. National Youth Service at the Legal Aid Council, Federal Secretariat Jos Plateau State. LEGAL PRACTICE 1. Worked with the Chambers of now retired Hon. Justice G.I. Anunihu as Junior Counsel immediately after NYSC in 1987. 2. Between 1988 to 1990 he engaged in private legal practice in his own law Firm, Okorie V.U & Co. in Orlu LGA. 3. Appointed legal officer Grade 1 in the Imo State Ministry of Justice and rose to the rank of a Senior State Counsel. 4. Appointed a Magistrate Grade 1 in the Imo State Judiciary in 1993 and rose to the rank of Chief Magistrate Grade 1 in 2007, spanning a period of 15 years. 5. In 2008, he was appointed an Hon. Judge of the Customary Court of Appeal. 6. In 2015, he was appointed a Chairman/ Member, National/ House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Rivers State. 7. Appointed a member National/ House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for Ondo State. He is a devout Christian, a member of the ancient and noble order of Knight of St. John International (KSJI) HOBBIES: Reading, traveling, sports and listening to classical and religious music. Married with eight children to Dr. (Mrs.) Ezinne Okorie B. C.A.

Chief (Sir) Cyprian Okechukwu C Akaolisa (KSJI) Hails from Ezeogwu Okwu - Amaraihe Awo- idemili in Orsu L.G.a of Imo State of Nigeria. 1. He had his primary education at Station Primary School Agbani, Enugu State. 2. College of Immaculate Conception ( C.I.C) Enugu 3. Obtained his LLB Hons.in 1985 from Imo State University (Aba Campus) and B.L from the Nigerian Law School Victoria Island Lagos in 1986 4. National Youth Service 1987 to 1988 LEGAL PRACTICE He was in private legal practice from 1988 to 1998 in the following law firms: M.B. ALONGE & CO, OWO, ONDO STATE. I.I.E. NNODUM & CO ORLU PRINCIPAL COUNSEL IN C.O.C AKAOLISA & CO ( AMARAIHE CHAMBERS) OWERRI. PRINCIPAL PARTNER IN AKAOLISA, OLUMBA & COMPANY ( ULTIMATE CHAMBERS ) LAGOS. HE LEFT LEGAL PRACTICE TO JOIN THE GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE IN 1999 AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT (POLITICAL) TO THE SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT. LATER ELEVATED TO THE POSITIONS OF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE GOVERNOR ON ADMINISTRATION ( CABINET OFFICE) AND LATER EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE GOVERNOR ON ELECTORAL MATTERS. CURRENTLY THE HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL & COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE IMO STATE. A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION. MARRIED TO MRS MAUDLENE C. AKAOLISA AND THEY ARE BLESSED WITH CHILDREN.

Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, OON, SAN, FCArb hails from Ofeke Okabia, Orsu LGA, Imo State. He has the following law degrees: LL.B Honours, former University of Ife, Ile-Ife 1981; LLM in Jurisprudence, former Imo State University, Okigwe, 1990 and LLD in Constitutionalism, University of South Africa, Pretoria, 2010. He was among the youths in diverse fields drawn from across the world that attended the first-ever United Nations International Leadership Academy of the United Nations University, Amman, Jordan, in 1997 for leadership training. The programme also involved leadership training in Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Egypt. He was called to the Bar in 1982 and commenced legal practice after NYSC in 1983. In March 1988, he established his law firm. In January 1994, barely 11 years after his call to Bar, he was appointed Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Imo State. He has the record of being the youngest Attorney General Imo State has ever had. In 1994 he brought unprecedented law reforms to the Imo State legal system when several laws were promulgated and replaced the applicability of outdated and obnoxious English laws in the State. His effort received national acclaim. From 1994-1996 he was a member of the Imo State Security Council, Imo State Boundary Commission, Imo State Magistrate/High Court Rules Committee, Council of Legal Education and Imo State Judicial Service Committee. Again, he was a member of the Imo State Judicial Service Commission from 17 March 2014-17 March 2019. He was re-appointed a member of the Commission in September 2019. He is a Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. In 1995, the State Government sought his consent to be nominated for appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Imo State. However, he politely declined as his preference was to attain the Senior Advocate of Nigeria rank. In 1999, he was conferred the ultimate rank of distinction in the legal profession, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The youngest in Imo State to be so honoured. In 2008, the President of Nigeria conferred him with the National Honour of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). The conferment recognised his 'outstanding virtues and appreciation of his services to our country, Nigeria”. He is a prolific writer not only in legal literature but poetry. He is the author of Grundnorm of Nigeria. The book is a recommended text in some universities in the country. Grundnorm is the most complex and complicated part of jurisprudence. Dr Uzoukwu, SAN as a young lawyer, wrote the book on Grundnorm. It was presented to the public in Owerri on 4 April 1992. Chief Clem Akpamgbo, SAN, then the Federal Attorney General and Minister of Justice, was present at the event. He made a statement that turned out to be prophetic when he said: “I urge young lawyers who are lazing around to emulate Mr Livy Uzoukwu in his drive to excel in his chosen profession. Hard work does not kill. He is a very dynamic and forward-looking young man who has made his impression at the Bar… He is an epitome of a good and industrious young man.' Dr Uzoukwu, SAN, has a chapter in the book Remedies for Foreign Sellers of Goods (Sweet and Maxwell, London, 1993); a chapter in the book. The Comparative Law Year Book of International Business (Kluwer Law International, London, 1998). He has chapters in several books published in Nigeria and articles published in Journals in Nigeria and abroad. His poems have been published in 6 Anthologies in the USA. He is the co-founder and co-editor of The Lawyers Journal and The Customary Court of Appeal Reports. He is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abia Governorship Law Reports. Dr Uzoukwu, SAN, was profiled in the books Silk and Sound 100 Most Inspiring Senior Advocates of Nigeria—The Court Room Generals, Goodways Communication Ltd, Lagos, 2011 and Nigerias Top 100 lawyers, City Lawyers LTD, Lagos, 2015. In addition, he is cited in Butterworths International Law Directory 1991 (published by Reed PLC, Sussex, UK) and Newswatch Whos Who in Nigeria, 2nd Edition, 2001. He has been a co-opted member of the National Executive of the Nigerian Bar Association several times. The latest was during the tenure of Olu Akpata as President of the NBA. He led the Atiku-Obi-PDP Legal Team of 22 Senior Advocates of Nigeria and 18 other lawyers that challenged the result of the 2019 Presidential Election at the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. On 18 June 2022, His Grace Most Rev. AJV Obinna, then Catholic Archbishop of Owerri, conferred him with an award for his 'distinguished service and contributions during my 29-year tenure as Bishop/Archbishop of Owerri.' He has been conferred with several awards by the Church, its organisations and sodalities. He is the Chairman of the Building Council, St. Thomas More Catholic Church, New Owerri and a member of its Pastoral Council. He is a 4th Degree Knight of the Knights of St. Mulumba of the Catholic Church. He is happily married to Dr Tonia Uzoukwu, MSc, MBA, PhD (IMSU), PhD (FUTO), and they have six lovely children. He is widely travelled, having visited the USA, UK, Canada, Germany, Israel, France, Hungary, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Ghana, UAE, Palestine, Egypt, Jordan, South Africa and Austria.

A legal practitioner. Hails from OGUTA Imo State. Former Lecturer Federal Polytechnic Idah , Kogi State.
Author - PRINCIPLES OF LAW IN NIGERIA - Published by ABIC Publishers Enugu 1990.
ADVOCATE - SANTA MARIA SUB COUNCIL - KSM NIGERIA. Member - OGUTA 'A' CLUB. President OGUTA RECREATION CLUB. Member KSM Nigeria. Member, Imo State Judicial Service Commission. DAMANZE OMENIOHA of OGUTA.
External Solicitor to The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO). Former elected Local Government Chairman of OGUTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 1996.
Married to Charlotte Adobi Unyimadu (Barrister at Law) with Children. A lover of TENNIS.

Writer, Publisher, Public Affairs and Policy Analyst, Media Consultant, Mediator, Conciliator, Negotiator, Community Leader, National Leader of Akonuche Ndigbo, a lovely and committed father of a close knit family. Former Area Manager (North), Spectrum Books Limited Former Assistant Registrar, Federal University of Technology, Abeokuta Former Senior Assistant Registrar, University of Lagos Former President General, Nigerian Community in Cameroun Former National President, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators Former President General, Imo Community, Abuja Member, Nigerian Institute of Management Fellow, Institute of Chartered Trustees Fellow, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators. Fellow, International Institute of Leadership and Governance. Chairman Board of Fellows, Society for Peace Studies and Practice. Ambassador for peace, Universal Peace Federation. National Dean, Association of Ambassadors for Peace Millennium Development Ambassador. Chairman, Fellowship of Partners for the protection of Ethics and values. Former Chairman, Governing Board, National Examinations Council (NECO). Commissioner, Imo State Judiciary Service Commission. Knight of the Order of St. John International. National Grand Patron, Catholic Men’s Organization (CMO). Omenuko Uvuru, Mbaise. Asiwaju Awa Odo, Wakilin Uke. Okaa Omee of Ife. Ambassador,Teachers Without Borders. RT. HON CHEVALIER OF THE PAPAL KNIGHTHOOD OF ST. SYLVESTER. KSJI FOURTH DEGREE KNIGHT OF SAINT JOHN INTERNATIONAL, KSJI

Mirinma 1 of Nsu, Ogbenyealu of Abueke.
 
Born June 15th,1954
 
Education: Lutheran High School,Obot Idim Akwa Ibom State. WASC. University of Lagos (UNILAG) BSC Honors Sociology. Diploma: Social Development and Business Administration.
 
Married with children.
 
Former Federal Board Member; Cross River Basin Development Authority. Presently Board Member Imo State Judicial Service Commission;
 
A Community and Church Leader. Hobbies: Reading, playing golf and listening to music

Jennifer Obianuju Nwaneri Nwosu Esq. was called to the Nigerian Bar in the Year 1993 and has been in active Legal practice. She is an experienced lawyer with excellent management and Client Attorney skills.
 
With over 30 years in both private and public law practice, Jennifer has experience in litigation, cooperate law practice, management consultancy, team building, professional development, strategic implementation, and company collaboration. She obtained her LLB law degree from Imo State University Uturu, Okigwe and is currently pursuing her LLM at the Imo State University, Owerri. She is a Chartered Mediator having been inducted into the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators as an Associate Member (AICMC) and also a Notary Public for Nigeria.
 
She worked with the Law Firm of Zuwairatu Mantu and Co in 2005 as the Head of Chambers. She also worked with the then National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the year 2011. Jennifer is the Principal Partner of Jennifer Nwosu & Co, and works in collaboration with her team of lawyers and Associates who are ever ready to take up any Legal challenge as the need arises.
 
Jennifer was the Special Assistant to the Honourable Attorney General of Imo State from February 2020 until her appointment as the Secretary of Imo State Judicial Service Commission in November 2021. She is a member of IMO STATE COMMITTEE ON ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS (ISCEVWAG), which membership is in line with her passion for pursuing goals that will eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls and to stand up for the weak and vulnerable in the society. IMO STATE COMMITTEE ON ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS (ISCEVWAG) championed the Domestication of the Violence against persons prohibition Act (VAPP) in Imo State. This Committee was in the forefront of fighting to ensure the domestication of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 in Imo State, which was finally signed into law by His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodimma in December 2021.
 
Jennifer is married with 5 adorable children.