Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola, SAN, and his DeltaState counterpart Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan ,will be special guest of honour and book presenter respectively at the unveiling of a book of essays written by jurists in celebration of the legal luminary and former chairman of the Body of Benchers, Chief Goerge Uwechue (SAN)

The event will also attract leading jurists including foremost lawyers and law professors to honour George who was also the former Chairman of second Republic House of Representative Committee on Public Petitions.
Titled “Law in Motion: Nurturing Democracy and Development – Essays in Honour of Chief George Uwechue (SAN, FNIALS)”, the compelling literary work will be presented to the public on Thursday, November 21,  at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos.

With a Foreword by Hon. Justice Dahiru Musdapher (GCON), immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, the over 700-page book is a rare festival of ideas on such diverse subjects as human rights, money laundering, witness protection, victim remedy, collective agreements, elections, oil pollution, maritime boundaries and judicial activism, to name a few.

Renowned diplomat Chief Arthur Mbanefo, is expected to be chairman of  the occasion while His Majesty, the Obi of Ogwashi-Ukwu, Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo is the Royal Father of the Day.

Edited by Professor M. O. U. Gasiokwu, the book is a fitting compliment to the consummate jurist who is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) and the Owelle of Ogwashi-Uku.