It is not the length of life that matters , but the depth of Life -Ralph Welda Emerson.
Professor Mike Ozekhome SAN ,FCIarb UK,LlD Litt., is a man of many parts. A Lawyer, Arbitrator, Publisher, Author, Devout Christian and a quintessential family man. A very unassuming Learned Silk, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN, has the unusual demeanor to handle the mighty and the small in equal measure, as he treats a Senior Advocate in the same manner he treats a Young Wig.
This is despite the fact that Mike Ozekhome SAN FCIarb UK LLD Litt has a very intimidating pedigree like a Colossus , he has attained the distinctive rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, a rare occurrence years of being called to Bar, by the very complex competitive and difficult milieu of the selection process of being a Senior Advocate.
It was Henry Longfellow, the English Poet that said :
“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight but they were intoiling upward in the night.”
It is by a dint of hard work, strong reputation and being a stickler for the minutest details that Mike Ozekhome SAN pioneered many developments in the Nigerian Legal Spectrum.He is a Member of the Body of Benchers and a Professor of Litigation in Prestigious Universities in Nigeria.He is a Fellow of the Institute of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration UK, he has several Honorary Degrees from many institutions and he is a fellow of many more bodies.He has contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria Law ,establishing many locus classicus in that regard.
He is a quintessential gentle man , a jolly good fellow and for his status very accessible to all He has done many pro bono matters for the indigent .He has contributed to the growth Nigerian Jurisprudence, as can be seen in many Landmark cases, which adorn varied Nigerian Law Reports. He is one of the few Lawyers in Nigeria that has spoken as a resource person in more national and branches events of the Nigerian Bar Association and several international conferences. He has also demonstrated an unparalleled capacity to handle issues at the Bar and he has a deep understanding of the Bar and the legal profession in general.
As Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN FCIarb UK LLD Litt celebrates his 67th birthday today , a unique milestone, we wish him the best of many prosperous years to come in good health and we pray that may he get the wishes of his heart.The number ,6 symbolises success , while 7 symbolises perfection.
We love Chief for all your congeniality and amity .We love you for your magnanimity and benevolence.We love your for your erudition and cerebral fecundity and we love you for intrepidness and your courage under fire .
Happy birthday sir!
About the Author
Douglas Ogbankwa Esq., @ douglasogbankwa@gmail.com, a former Publicity Secretary of the NBA Benin Branch-the Lion Bar, is the Convener of the Vanguard for the Independence of the Judiciary (V4IJ) and the Founder of the Benin Writers’ Society.
