OKEY WALI

SAN. DSSRS. FCArB. LIFE BENCHER
EDUCATION:
• PORT HARCOURT TOWNSHIP SCHOOL MOSCOW ROAD, PH
• ST. PAUL’S PRIMARY SCHOOL DIOBU, PH
• GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL, BORIKIRI
• BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL, PORT HARCOURT
• UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM, BUCKINGHAM, UK
• THE NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL, LAGOS

WORK EXPERIENCE:
• AUGUST 1984 – AUGUST 1985 (NYSC): BOLA AKINGBADE & CO. (LEGAL PRACTITIONERS), AKURE, ONDO STATE
• SEPTEMBER 1985 – MAY 1990: CHIEF C.C.L WILLIAM CHUKWU & CO (LEGAL PRACTITIONERS), PH
• JUNE 1990 – JULY 2007: PRINCIPAL PARTNER, OKEY WALI & CO. (LEGAL PRACTITIONERS), 3 OKOMOKO STREET D/LINE, PH
• JULY 2007 – OCTOBER 2007: HON. ATTORNEY GENERAL & COMMISSIONER OF JUSTICE RIVERS STATE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
• NOVERMBER 2007 TO DATE: PRINCIPAL PARTNER OKEY WALI & CO (LEGAL PRACTITIONERS), 3 OKOMOKO STREET D/LINE PH

QUALIFICATIONS:
• FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE – 1973
• WEST AFRICAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE – 1978
• HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE – 1980
• BACHELOR OF LAWS CERTIFICATE – 1983
• BARRISTER AT LAW QUALIFICATION – 1984
• NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE SCHEME – 1985
POSITIONS HELD:
1 DEPUTY SCHOOL CAPTAIN (DEPUTY SENIOR PREFECT), GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL, BORIKIRI, PORT HARCOURT: 1977 – 1978
2 SENIOR PREFECT, BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL, PORT HARCOURT: 1979 – 1980
3 SECRETARY, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION PORT HARCOURT BRANCH: FEBRUARY 1992 – APRIL 1994
4 MEMBER, NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION: APRIL 1992 TO DATE
5 MEMBER, DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION PORT HARCOURT BRANCH: MAY 1996 – MAY 1997
6 CHAIRMAN, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION-PORT HARCOURT BRANCH: APRIL 1998 – APRIL 2000
7 MEMBER, BUILDING COMMITTEE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH: APRIL 1998 – APRIL 2000
8 MEMBER, COMMITTEE OF CHAIRMEN AND SECRETARIES OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION THAT RESOLVED THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION CRISES: APRIL 1998 – AUGUST 1998
9 MEMBER, CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE RIVERS STATE: 1999 – 2000
10 MEMBER, COUNCIL OF LEGAL EDUCATION OF NIGERIA: 1999 – 2006
11 MEMBER, BAR/BENCH FORUM NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH: 1999 TO DATE
12 MEMBER, RIVERS STATE TRANSITION COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION: 1999
13 MEMBER, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIW OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA: 2000
14 PIONEER CHAIRMAN, HONOURS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE OF NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH: MAY 2000 – MAY 2002
15 MEMBER, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE FOR CONTINUTING LEGAL EDUCATION: 2003 – 2004
16 CHANCELLOR, JURIS CRADLE: 2004 TO DATE
17 MEMBER, PIONEER GOVERING COUNCIL SECTION ON BUSINESS LAW OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION: 2004 – 2006
18 MEMBER, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, PORT HARCOURT BRANCH AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF N.B.A CONSITUTION: 2005