Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State
‘Your elevation to rank of SAN, reward for hard work,’ Gov Ikpeazu lauds Abia A-G
[From BONIFACE OKORO, Umuahia]
Abia Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has expressed happiness over the elevation of the State’s Attorney-General (A-G) and Commissioner for Justice, Chief Uche Ihediwa, to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).
Ihediwa is among the 72 newly elevated lawyers in the country to the rank of SAN by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee.
In a congratulatory message to the new SAN on Sunday, October 24, 2021, Ikpeazu described the feat “as a clear confirmation that the learned Attorney General has committed himself to the development of the law, especially in the area of public interest law.”
“I am proud to observe that the hardwork Ihediwa has put into his work with my administration has been recognized at the highest level in Nigeria,” the Governor added.
“As Chief Law Officer of the State,” Ikpeazu notes,” I have relied strongly on his expert legal advice in the governance of the State. I am also aware of the far-reaching reforms he has introduced in the State Ministry of Justice and our justice delivery system, and it is indeed heartwarming that the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee has, by the elevation, affirmed all of these.
The Governor charged the Attorney General to see this elevation as a call to work even harder in ensuring that the common man continues to enjoy the protection of the law by ensuring that the State Ministry of Justice, under his watch, continues to respond positively to ever changing dynamics of law and justice delivery.
The Governor, on behalf of the Government and People of Abia State, wished the new SAN, more successes in his service to the people of Abia State and in his career.
