BY INNOCENT ANABA
Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Lagos branch, will today, honour former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu with a special award for his contributions to the strengthening of the judiciary in the state, as part of activities marking its law week.
Others to be honoured for their contributions to democracy and rule of law are Governor Babatunde Fashola, SAN, of Lagos and his Osun and Benue states counterparts, Rauf Aregbesola and Gabriel Suswam.
Chief Judge of Lagos, Justice Inumidun Akande; Chief Anthony Idigbe, SAN; Mr Rickey Tarfa, SAN, Oluwakemi Balogun, Zenith Bank and Century Group will also receive awards.
Briefing newsmen on the activities, which began on Monday, Chairman, Law Week Committee, Mr Hannibal Uwaifo, who represented the Branch Chairman, Mr Taiwo Taiwo, said Tinubu will be honoured for the infrastructure development of the courts and improvement of judge's welfare by his administration, which other states now emulate.
Vanguard Nigeria