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Judges don’t make money like lawyers – Justice Itam, Cross River CJ

Judges don’t make money like lawyers – Justice Itam, Cross River CJ

Justice Okoi Ikpi Itam is the Acting Chief Judge of Cross River State. He was Acting Chief Justice of Gambia. In this interview, he speaks on his admiration for the law profession. But he says there is a lot of money to make being a member of the bar than being on the bench.

Current constitutional amendment a distraction – Chris Uche, SAN

Current constitutional amendment a distraction – Chris Uche, SAN

Chris Uche is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. But he lives a simple life inspite of the many cases involving politicians who would have lost their electoral victories or those helped regain them. Uche, who is the prosecuting counsel in the famous “Apo Six”, can rightly be described as a scion of law, having come from a family whose parents were lawyers.

Any attempt to revisit oil dichotomy will have dire consequences – Sen. Ita Enang

Any attempt to revisit oil dichotomy will have dire consequences – Sen. Ita Enang

Senator Ita Solomon Enang, a lawyer and politician, has been a regular face in the National Assembly since the advent of civilian rule in 1999. He was first elected as a member representing the Itu/Ibiono Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and he ran for three consecutive terms of 12 years thereby making history as the longest serving lawmaker from the state. At the end of the 12 years, Enang was elevated to serve the Uyo Senatorial District in the Senate, where he is heading Business and Rules Committee.

Any attempt to revisit oil dichotomy will have dire consequences – Sen. Ita Enang

Any attempt to revisit oil dichotomy will have dire consequences – Sen. Ita Enang

Senator Ita Solomon Enang, a lawyer and politician, has been a regular face in the National Assembly since the advent of civilian rule in 1999. He was first elected as a member representing the Itu/Ibiono Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and he ran for three consecutive terms of 12 years thereby making history as the longest serving lawmaker from the state. At the end of the 12 years, Enang was elevated to serve the Uyo Senatorial District in the Senate, where he is heading Business and Rules Committee.
As one who has been following several debates and issues in the country, the senator says it is wrong for anybody to try to awaken the ghost of the onshore/offshore dichotomy, which was successfully laid to rest in 2004. In this interview, Enang says such a clamour amounts to treason and would bring about dire consequences for the nation and its people.

My target is 1m hectares of farmland – Pelumi Aribisala

My target is 1m hectares of farmland – Pelumi Aribisala

Mr. Pelumi Salas Aribisala is the Group Managing Director of Ogunmod Farms located in Ile-Ogbo, Osun State and 100-plot farm in Ibadan, Oyo State. The BSc. Microbiology graduate from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in this chat with Financial Vanguard, said although he is a microbiologist by profession, that he is a farmer by calling.