Akomaye Agim

Emmanuel Akomaye Agim
Emmanuel Akomaye Agim
Born	Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria
Occupations	Judge, Chief Justice of Gambia;
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 former chief justice of Swaziland. former justice at the Nigerian Courts of Appeal. and currently a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Early life and education

Agim was born on 26 April 1960, in Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria. 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.

Career

Agim was enrolled as a legal practitioner on 15 October 1986.

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.

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 Association
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

↑ Ceesay, Fabakary B. (19 March 2019). "Then Chief Justice Agim Snubs Jammeh on Execution". The Trumpet. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ Ibekwe, Nicholas (28 July 2013). "Nigerian Judge caught on tape negotiating bribe to skew justice". Premium Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "The Gambia Journal - How Yaya Jammeh Is Able To Manipulate The Judiciary". thegambiajournal.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "CJ Agim authors 'The Gambia Legal System'". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "First Justice of Supreme Court". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "Swaziland Government Gazette" (PDF). Swaziland Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "The Honourable Mr. Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Joins the Supreme Court | Swazi Legal Information Institute". swazilii.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "The Court of Appeal | Judges' List". www.courtofappealng.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ Opara, George (20 April 2019). "Police arrest ex-National Taskforce boss, Okereke over alleged impersonation, forgery". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Tambuwal's Removal". This Day. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ Azu, John Chuks (17 November 2018). "Court of Appeal reduces Nyame, Dariye's jail terms". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "Appeal Court orders day-by-day hearing in suit against lawmaker". The Punch. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
↑ "Plaintiff has burden of proof in election petition proceedings". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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[1] Ceesay, Fabakary B. (19 March 2019). "Then Chief Justice Agim Snubs Jammeh on Execution". The Trumpet. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[2] Ibekwe, Nicholas (28 July 2013). "Nigerian Judge caught on tape negotiating bribe to skew justice". Premium Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[3] "The Gambia Journal - How Yaya Jammeh Is Able To Manipulate The Judiciary". thegambiajournal.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[4] "CJ Agim authors 'The Gambia Legal System'". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[5] "First Justice of Supreme Court". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[6] "Times Of Swaziland". www.times.co.sz. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[7] "Swaziland Government Gazette" (PDF). Swaziland Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[8] "The Honourable Mr. Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim Joins the Supreme Court | Swazi Legal Information Institute". swazilii.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[9] "The Court of Appeal | Judges' List". www.courtofappealng.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[10] Opara, George (20 April 2019). "Police arrest ex-National Taskforce boss, Okereke over alleged impersonation, forgery". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[11] "Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Tambuwal's Removal". This Day. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[12] Azu, John Chuks (17 November 2018). "Court of Appeal reduces Nyame, Dariye's jail terms". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[13] "Appeal Court orders day-by-day hearing in suit against lawmaker". The Punch. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

[14] "Plaintiff has burden of proof in election petition proceedings". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

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