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Early Life
editChief Christopher Chike Chigbue (Senior Advocate of Nigeria) (SAN), Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR), was born on the 14th of September 1956 at Paddington General Hospital, London, to the Late Honourable Justice VJO Chigbue (Retired Justice of the Court of Appeal) and once Acting Chief Justice of Kaduna, and Mrs. Justina Nkechi Chigbue (a retired Chief Inspector of Education in Lagos State).[1].
Chike started his primary school education at Islington Primary School, London, N1. He returned to Nigeria in March 1962[2].
Chike continued his primary education at Surulere Baptist School, Lagos, in 1963, and completed it at St. Peter's Catholic School, Ogwashi-Uku, in 1968, due to the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War[3].
He attended secondary school at St. Anthony’s College, Ubulu-Uku, and later St. Pius Grammar School, Onitsha-Ugbo[4].
Chike obtained his higher school certificate from St. Patrick’s College, Asaba[5].
He earned an LLB (Hons) from the University of Ife and graduated in 1979, followed by a BL from the Nigerian Law School in 1980[6].
Professional Career
editAfter law school in 1980, Chike served as a legal officer with the Adjutant-General of the Nigerian Army under the National Youth Service Corps programme[7].
He then worked in the chambers of Chief G.N. Uwechue (SAN) in Lagos between 1981 and 1983 before establishing his own firm, CHIKE CHIGBUE & CO “TEMPLE CHAMBERS,” initially in Lagos and later in Abuja[8].
Chike represented Shehu Musa Yar'Adua in 1995, contesting that his detention by the military government was a violation of his human rights[9]. He also represented the Governorship of Adamawa state in 1999, where the Supreme Court decided that the Deputy Governor-elect should be sworn in as Governor when the Governor-elect (Alhaji Atiku Abubakar GCON) had been nominated as the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria[10].
Achievements
editChike won the IRVING & BONAR and Faculty of Law Awards as the best graduating law student of 1979 at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University[11].
He was made a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 1999 and an Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR) in 2001[6].
He served as a director of Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG)[12]
Personal Life
editChike was married to Funke Chigbue (nee Garrick), and they had five children: four daughters and a son.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c "Nigeria: Looking Back On Life".
- ^ a b "7 HABITS OF A SUCCESSFUL LAWYER IN NIGERIA".
- ^ "Chief. CHIGBUE Chike, SAN".
- ^ a b "List of 49 High Profile Legal Practitioners Young Lawyers in Nigeria Can Study, Ajulo Reveals".
- ^ a b c "NAMES OF SENIOR ADVOCATES OF NIGERIA" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Nigeria: Remembering Chike Chigbue".
- ^ "Nails Newsletter, December 2009" (PDF). Nails Newsletter.
- ^ a b "NIGERIA-POLITICS: OBASANJO'S ARREST ABACHA'S LATEST 'FAUX-PAS'".
- ^ a b "Atiku's Govt Will Reset Nigeria".
- ^ "I applied twice to be SAN but wasn't picked — Justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Ademola Bakre". Punch.
- ^ a b "Ajulo urges lawyers to develop exceptional qualities".
- ^ "I applied twice to be SAN but wasn't picked — Justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Ademola Bakre". Punch.
- ^ "Chief. CHIGBUE Chike, SAN".
- ^ "I applied twice to be SAN but wasn't picked — Justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Ademola Bakre". Punch.
- ^ "Chief. CHIGBUE Chike, SAN".
- ^ "Nails Newsletter, December 2009" (PDF). Nails Newsletter.