Nigeria’s Foremost Lawyer, Ben Nwabueze, Joins Ancestors At 94

Nigeria’s Foremost Lawyer, Ben Nwabueze, Joins Ancestors At 94

October 31, 2023 NewsOrient
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The foremost constitutional lawyer in Nigeria and Pioneer Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Professor Ben Nwabueze SAN, has joined his ancestors.

In a statement by Eni Nwabueze, the family said the elder statesman “passed on Sunday at the age of 94.”

The statement reads: “With great sadness, we announce the passing on of our patriarch, Professor Ben .O. Nwabueze SAN, NNOM, CON, pioneer Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Oduah Afo-na-Isagba of Atani, Anambra State, on Sunday October 29th, 2023 age 94.

He lived an exemplary life of consequence,” the family said.

An accomplished lawyer, Prof Ben Nwabueze SAN was a foremost authority in Nigerian Law, especially Constitutional Law.

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