Legal giant and President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCl), Chief Emeka J.P.Obegolu, SAN, has been awarded the African Icon of Investment and Alternative Dispute Award by the ESQ.

The Prestigious award will be conferred on the Senior Advocate of Nigeria at a ceremony scheduled for Sunday, July 7th, 2024 at the Landmark Event Centre, Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos.

According to the organizers, Chief Obegolu is being recognized and honored because of his extraordinary achievements and exemplary contributions to the legal profession, particularly in the realm of Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR).

Past recipients of various categories at the prestigious award include legal icons such as Prof Yemi Osinbajo SAN GCON, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (2019); Honourable Justice Muhammed Uwais GCON, Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore GCON, Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, His Excellency Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN CON, former Governor of Ondo State (2015); Chief Mrs Folake Solanke SAN, First Female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Sandie Okoro, Former Vice President of the World Bank (2019); the late Abimbola Ogunbanjo CON, Chairman of the Nigerian Stock Exchange(2018); Ms. Beatrice Hamza Bassey, Group General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Atlas Mara Limited(2021); Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN CFR (2017); Chief Afe Babalola SAN (2014); Chief Mrs Pricilia Kuye First Female President of the Nigerian Bar Association (2010); Chief Mrs Hairat Balogun OON.(2010); and other esteemed individuals such as Gbenga Oyebode MFR, Myma Bello Osagie, Olumide Akpata, and Prof Yinka Omorogbe SAN

SEE THE LETTER OF NOTIFICATION OF THE AWARD TO CHIEF OBEGOLU BELOW;