In commemoration with his 60th birthday, Mike Igbokwe, a renowned maritime lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), unveiled two scholarly books written by him with contributions from other Nigerians from various fields.
The books named, “The Trajectory of Excellence in Legal Practice: Insights from Legal Experts” and “The Dynamism of Law and Practice in Nigeria,” were reviewed by Fabian Ajogwu and Kemi Pinheiro respectively.
Speaking at the presentation of the books held in line with his 60th Birthday celebration, in Lagos recently, Igbokwe, author of both books, said he wanted to contribute his quota to the development of legal practice in Nigeria.
“I want a situation where in this day of ‘yahoo yahoo’ where our young graduates are going into all kinds of criminal ways of being successful, to create opportunity for the younger generation to gain experience from successful lawyers. These lawyers have achieved excellence in the legal profession and they need to share their experiences in order to encourage the young ones,” said Igbokwe, who stated that about 39 experts shared their experiences in different aspect of legal practice.
According to Igbokwe, the style of writing was adopted because he wanted to have a broad and appropriate dissemination of information that will not be restricted to him alone.
“Success cannot be achieved through one way; it can be achieved through different ways, and the way I got to become a SAN is not the same way Mr. A or B got the excellence in legal practice. So, when I got different people in different practice areas to share their experiences, I was able to get more information than I should have given from my personal experience,” he stated.
Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of House of Representatives described Igbokwe as a very determined man that always perseveres.
According to him, Igbokwe’s persistence brought him, Gbajabiamila, to Lagos for the celebration despite his tight schedules.
Emmanuel Ihenacho, the chairman of the occasion and former minister of Interior, in congratulating Igbokwe @60, said the books will contribute to the existing body of knowledge in the legal profession.
