Egbert Udo Udoma
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Sir Egbert Udo Udoma was an eminent lawyer
and justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court. He was Chief Justice of Uganda
from 1963-1969. He spent 13 years as a judge on the Supreme Court of Nigeria and was chairman of the Constituent Assembly from 1977 to 1978.
with the support of his community and the Ibibio Union, an organization which he later led. At TCD, he served as President of the University Philosophical Society, the student debating society. He later earned a post graduate degree at Oxford University.
He returned to Nigeria to practice law in the mid 1940's, but became intrigued and moved by the nationalistic politics of the time. At the time, Nigeria
was attracting returning emigrants who had left previously. He joined the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons early on, but left the party following a crisis. From 1953 to 1959, he was a member of the federal House of Representatives, under the platform of the United National Independence Party
, then he was a leading proponent for the creation of a Calabar/Ogoja/Rivers state. However, his failure to succeed in the creation of an independent region or state in southeastern Nigeria, and the triumph of the three major regions at a constitutional conference in 1958, led Egbert Udoma to concede politics to the dominant parties. He spent four years as a high court judge before he was appointed Chief Justice in Uganda.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court. He was Chief Justice of Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
from 1963-1969. He spent 13 years as a judge on the Supreme Court of Nigeria and was chairman of the Constituent Assembly from 1977 to 1978.
Life
He was born in the Ibibio area of Akwa Ibom State and attended Methodist College, Uzuakoli. After completing his secondary education, he proceeded abroad to study at Trinity College, DublinTrinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
with the support of his community and the Ibibio Union, an organization which he later led. At TCD, he served as President of the University Philosophical Society, the student debating society. He later earned a post graduate degree at Oxford University.
He returned to Nigeria to practice law in the mid 1940's, but became intrigued and moved by the nationalistic politics of the time. At the time, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
was attracting returning emigrants who had left previously. He joined the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons early on, but left the party following a crisis. From 1953 to 1959, he was a member of the federal House of Representatives, under the platform of the United National Independence Party
United National Independence Party
The United National Independence Party is a political party in Zambia. It governed that country from 1964 to 1991 under the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda....
, then he was a leading proponent for the creation of a Calabar/Ogoja/Rivers state. However, his failure to succeed in the creation of an independent region or state in southeastern Nigeria, and the triumph of the three major regions at a constitutional conference in 1958, led Egbert Udoma to concede politics to the dominant parties. He spent four years as a high court judge before he was appointed Chief Justice in Uganda.