Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma (died 10 August 2018)[1] was a Nigerian politician and lawyer from Rivers State, a long-term member People's Democratic Party.[2][3] He was the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in the state.[4] Between 2000 and 2002 Aguma worked as Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, Port Harcourt Branch, and also chaired the Bar from 2006 to 2008.[5] On 10 July 2015, the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee conferred the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on him alongside 20 others, to be sworn in on 21 September 2015.[6]

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  1. ^ "Rivers Attorney General Aguma Dies in London", Signal, 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ "PHC: George Adumu's Case Set For Plea April 23". National Network. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Rivers State legal representative and also a private lawyer, Emmanuel C. Aguma argued that, the accused persons were only delaying matter.
  3. ^ Kogbara, Donu (30 August 2013). "Playground politics!". Vanguard. Retrieved 15 June 2015. Emmanuel Chinwenwo Aguma, Esq, was a lawyer who comes from Port Harcourt and has been a leading light of the Nigerian Bar Association for many years.
  4. ^ "Wike swears in Rivers SSG, 4 Commissioners, others". National Mirror. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Elected Officers - NBA - Port Harcourt Branch". Nigerian Bar Association. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Conferment Of The Award Of The Rank Of Senior Advocate Of Nigeria - 2015". Nigeria Bar. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2015.