Emmanuel Akomaye Agim is a Nigerian judge who was chief justice of Gambia from 2009 to 2013[1][2][3][4][5] former chief justice of Swaziland.[6][7][8] former justice at the Nigerian Courts of Appeal.[9][10][11][12][13][14] and currently a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Emmanuel Akomaye Agim | |
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| Born | 26 April 1960 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
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Early life and education
editAgim was born on 26 April 1960, in Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria.[15] He obtained his first degree at University of Calabar LLB(Hons), then BL from Nigerian Law School Lagos and subsequently LLM from the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.[15]
Career
editAgim was enrolled as a legal practitioner on 15 October 1986.[15]
Professional experience
editAgim is a jurist, public prosecutor, private legal practitioner, legal writer, judicial trainer and administrator, Justice Ministry Administrator/Trainer of State Counsel, Commonwealth Crimes Victim Expert, Law office Manager, Adjunct Professor, Adviser/Resource Person on Environmental Laws.[15]
Offices held
editAgim was the:
- Chief Judge, Republic of the Gambia
- Judge of the Supreme Court of the Gambia
- Chairman, General Legal Council
- Member, ECOWAS Council of Chief of Justices
- Chairman, Legal Capacity Building Programme Board, The Gambia
- Chairman, Judicial Service Commission of The Gambia
- Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, The Gambia
- President, Court of Appeal of the Republic of the Gambia
- Acting Chief Justice, Republic of the Gambia during a brief absence of the then chief justice
- Chairman, National Council for Law Reporting of The Gambia
- Member - Chancery of the Republic of Gambia
- Judge Advocate, General Court Martial of The Gambia
- Director of Public Prosecutions, Ministry of Justice, Republic of The Gambia
- Managing Solicitor/Advocate, Veritas Chambers, No. 1A Agoja Road, Obudu, Cross River, Nigeria
- Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Ogoja Branch, Cross River State, Nigeria
- Secretary, Nigerian Bar Association, Ogoja Branch, Cross River State, Nigeria
- Member, Board of Directors, Cross River State Government owned Estates Limited
Writings/Publications
edit- Co-author of the Commonwealth Guidelines For the Treatment of Victims
- Crime (2003, ISBN 0-85092-725-0 /978-0-85092-725-2)
- Co-author of Pre-Trial Criminal Processes in the Commonwealth States - The Gambia Experience (2005, Banjul, LCCN 2007-327724)
- United Nation Convention on International State of Goods Contracts (CISG) 1980 and the Gambia - The need for its adoption in The Gambia (unpublished work) LLM Desertation
- The Law of Sedition in Nigeria (Unpublished)
- Statements of Supreme Court in Nigeria (Unpublished)
- Gambian Criminal Appeals Cases Digest; Vol. 1&2 (Unpublished)
- Gambia Legal System, Critical Perspectives and Alternative Realities
Memberships
edit- Member - International Bar Association
- Member - International Panel Association
- Member - Association of Lawyers for the Defence of the Unborn
- Member - Nigerian Bar Association
- Member - Commonwealth Magistrates & Judges Association
- Member - World Jurist Association
Awards and honors
edit- Order of the Republic of The Gambia (ORG) - one of the highest national honors of the Republic of The Gambia - conferred by the President of The Gambia
- Patron of the Nigerian Community of The Gambia - conferred by the Nigerian community occasion of the 2007 Nigerian Independence Day in The Gambia
- Special Recognition for distinguished academic work in law by the African Insurance Institute, The Gambia, during the 2008 convocation and 25 years anniversary ceremony.
References
edit- ^ Ceesay, Fabakary B. (19 March 2019). "Then Chief Justice Agim Snubs Jammeh on Execution". The Trumpet. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Ibekwe, Nicholas (28 July 2013). "Nigerian Judge caught on tape negotiating bribe to skew justice - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "The Gambia Journal - How Yaya Jammeh Is Able To Manipulate The Judiciary". thegambiajournal.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "CJ Agim authors 'The Gambia Legal System'". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "First Justice of Supreme Court". Vanguard Nigeria. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Swaziland Government Gazette" (PDF). Swaziland Government Gazette.
- ^ "The Honourable Mr. Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Joins the Supreme Court | Swazi Legal Information Institute". swazilii.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "The Court of Appeal | Judges' List". www.courtofappealng.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Opara, George (20 April 2019). "Police arrest ex-National Taskforce boss, Okereke over alleged impersonation, forgery". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Tambuwal's Removal". THISDAYLIVE. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Azu, John Chuks (17 November 2018). "Court of Appeal reduces Nyame, Dariye's jail terms". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Appeal Court orders day-by-day hearing in suit against lawmaker". Punch Newspapers. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Plaintiff has burden of proof in election petition proceedings". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "PROFILE HONOURABLE JUSTICE AKOMAYE EMMANUEL AGIM ..." yumpu.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.