By Kadiri Christopher
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| Chief Augustine Oyarekhua Alegeh |
It was Abraham Lincoln former President of the United States that said :
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that by count. It’s the life in your years.
Chief Augustine Alegeh SAN, FCIarb UK, CON, the charismatic and dynamic Founding and Principal Partner of Alegeh & Co., is not just a foremost Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, U.K. but has also etched his name in the hall of fame, as the progressive 27th President of the Nigerian Bar Association.
Elected in 2014 as President of the Nigerian Bar Association, his time in office brought about life changing in roads and path finding innovations.Chief Alegeh SAN, FCIarb UK, CON, a legal icon, changed the NBA Paradigm , removing the delegate system of voting for NBA National Officers ,thereby bringing about universal suffrage for lawyers in Nigeria.
Chief Augustine Oyarekhua Alegeh SAN,FCIarb UK,CON, introduced the stamp and seal policy, and he finished well by giving the NBA national, a brand new secretariat in Abuja, a feat that was done seamlessly with class and alacrity.
Chief Alegeh's 38 Years as a Lawyer has led to a profound effect in the legal profession , with him affecting the lives of Lawyers all across Nigeria, including that of the writer .
It is in appreciation of his contribution to national development that the Federal Government of Nigeria bestowed on him the distinctive and distinguished honour of a Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
Chief Alegeh SAN, FCIarb UK, CON, is a stickler for benevolence and magnanimity.He can hardly say not to requests.He is a benefactor to many and inspiration to many Lawyers, young , intermediate and old .
Chief Alegeh SAN FCIarb UK, CON is a life bencher and he is the Chairman of the Body of Benchers Appointments Committee.He is also a trustee of the Nigerian Bar Association, among many other positions he is holding in the country.
On this his 60th Birthday , we celebrate one of the shinning lights of the legal profession in Africa .A man who is not just great , but has become an enigma.He moved from being an enigma to being a legend and as we speak Chief Alegeh SAN FCIarb UK has become a myth, a realm rarely attained mortals, in fact he has achieved immorality.
Happy Birthday to you sir .We wish you another at least another 60 Years and more grace , more prosperity and continued good health.You have given essence to the meaning of life ,as Norman Cousin said :
The Tragedy of life is not that we die, but what dies inside us, while we live
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