Emmanuel Akomaye Agim
BornApril 26, 1960
Obudu, Cross River State
NationalityNigerian
Occupation(s)
Awards
  • Patron of the Nigerian Community of The Gambia - conferred by the Nigerian community occasion of the 2007 Nigerian Independence Day in The Gambia.

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.

Early life and education

Agim was born on April 26, 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

Agim was enrolled as a legal practitioner on the 15th October 1986.[15]

Professional experience

Agim 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

Agim 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

  • 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

  • Member - International Bar Association
  • Member - International Panel Association
  • Member - Association of Lawyers for the Defence of the Unborn
  • Member - Nigerian Bar Associatiion
  • Member - Commonwealth Magistrates & Judges Association
  • Member - World Jurist Association

Awards and honors

  • 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

  1. ↑ Ceesay, Fabakary B. (2019-03-19). "Then Chief Justice Agim Snubs Jammeh on Execution". The Trumpet. Archived from the original on 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  2. ↑ Ibekwe, Nicholas (2013-07-28). "Nigerian Judge caught on tape negotiating bribe to skew justice - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  3. ↑ "The Gambia Journal - How Yaya Jammeh Is Able To Manipulate The Judiciary". thegambiajournal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  4. ↑ "CJ Agim authors 'The Gambia Legal System'". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  5. ↑ "First Justice of Supreme Court". Vanguard Nigeria. 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  6. ↑ "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  7. ↑ "Swaziland Government Gazette" (PDF). Swaziland Government Gazette.
  8. ↑ "The Honourable Mr. Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Joins the Supreme Court | Swazi Legal Information Institute". swazilii.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  9. ↑ "The Court of Appeal | Judges' List". www.courtofappealng.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  10. ↑ Opara, George (2019-04-20). "Police arrest ex-National Taskforce boss, Okereke over alleged impersonation, forgery". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  11. ↑ "Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Tambuwal's Removal". THISDAYLIVE. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  12. ↑ Azu, John Chuks (2018-11-17). "Court of Appeal reduces Nyame, Dariye's jail terms". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  13. ↑ "Appeal Court orders day-by-day hearing in suit against lawmaker". Punch Newspapers. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  14. ↑ "Plaintiff has burden of proof in election petition proceedings". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "PROFILE HONOURABLE JUSTICE AKOMAYE EMMANUEL AGIM ..." yumpu.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
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