The Apex Court, Supreme Court of Nigeria has released Concrete and unassailable Confirmation putting to rest the controversy that had surrounded Edo based Popular Edo Lawyer-Douglas Ogbankwa’s Call to the Nigerian Bar and Enrollment as a Lawyer.
In a letter released by the Supreme Court after diligent checks and investigation following an online publication , City Lawyer, had cast doubt on the vibrant lawyers eligibility Thursday announced that Douglas Ogbankwa Esq is called to the Nigerian Bar and he is Licenced to practice Law in Nigeria as against the false information spread by the Blog ,City Lawyers on this issue.
Affirming Douglas Ogbankwa’s stance,
the Supreme Court of Nigeria, vide a letter, with reference No. : SCN LIT./CN/0000210, dated 4th of May, 2023 and signed by Mrs. Henrietta Aduwak Akyang Esq, Stated in unequivocal terms that the Douglas Ogbankwa was called to Bar in his former name of Douglas Aguguom and that he is one and the person..
The Supreme Court letter stated, “This is to confirm that AGUGUOM, DOUGLAS ONYEBUCHI who was called to the Nigerian Bar an the 8 day of May, 2007 and placed on the Roll of Legal Practitioners in the Supreme Count of Nigeria on the 11 day of May, 2007 and
whose name appears in Volume 190 and at Page 39 of the Roll of Legal Practitioners kept in this Honourable Court, with Enrolment Number SCNOSS406 has formally, by a QEED which he presented before this Honourable Court on the 4” May, 2023, CHANGEO his name from AGUGUOM, DOUGLAS ONYEBUCHI to OGBANKWA, DOUGLAS ONYEBUCHI.
“Now, know ye therefore that BY THESE PRESENTS, the Court has accepted and
officially recorded this NAME CHANGE and enjoins all stakeholders including the General Public with whom the fore said OGBANKWA, DOUGLAS ONYEBUCHI may have dealings in the course of the performance of his professional functions and, or duties to HENCEFORTH deal with him as such and as appropriate.
“Please, do accept the assurances of the Honourable the Chief Registrar’s warm regards.
This development Lays to rest to the lies being spread around the matter by some haters.
