On behalf of my family, I join other peers, and admirers in congratulating my dear elder brother, and quintessential gentleman Prof Awa U. Kalu SAN on your 70th birthday. Your renowned accomplishments as a scholar and legal luminary are well documented; we celebrate those too, and the greater value you have added to qualitative law practice through those you taught, and continue to teach and mentor. You have earned many accolades and positive adjectival qualifications, including that which says that "his life is an inspiring evidence of great endeavour directed by the Great Captain of the Hosts of the universe." Your legal contributions have in various ways enhanced our nation-building efforts, and the promotion of the rule of law and due process. These contributions are of infinite value.

May God Almighty who had been with you all these years grant you more healthy and Happy years. -PO

This is Professor Awa Kalu SAN. Awa Kalu who was born on March 9, 1953 hails from the Ohafia Community in Abia State. His parents were devout Christians of the Presbyterian denomination. He had his early education at Anglican Grammar School, Umuahia and the famous Methodist College, Uzuakoli. He proceeded immediately to the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile-Ife to study Law. At Ife, he distinguished himself as an academic numero uno and won several elite awards. Some of such awards were Olu Ayoola prize as Best Over-all LL.B. part 1. Student;
Irvine & Bonner Scholarship as best over-all LL.B. part 2 student and Justice Madarikan prize as best over-all final year law student. He graduated in 1977 and earned the LL.B (Hons) Degree of theprestigeous University.

Awa Kalu fondly and variously called Papa, Papus and Prof. by his friends and peers maintained the streak of excellence at the Nigerian Law School, where he was admitted and called to the Nigerian Bar in 1978 and is a member of the unparalleled 'class of '78 that boasts of Justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and indeed all superior courts of record. After his compulsory NYSC programme in Sokoto State as Pupil State counsel, he enrolled at the Law Faculty of the University of Lagos for his Masters degree programme in law.

Thereafter, he settled down at the University of Lagos as a lecturer before he was head-hunted by the venerated scholar and administrator, Professor M.J.C. Echeruo to transfer his services to the then young Imo (now Abia) State University to work with great scholars like Professor Oye Chukwura and Professor Osita Eze to establish a veritable law faculty. As a foundation staff at the then Imo State University established by the government of the visionary Chief Sam Mbakwe, Awa Kalu worked tirelessly with his colleagues to ensure that the products of the school especially the law faculty, measured up to the accepted professional standard. The young law faculty despite its teething take-off challenges strived to give the very best to her students through the uniting and selfless contribution of Awa Kalu and his team of youthful but dynamic professional colleagues. Till date, most students that passed through the institution under the coaching skills of Awa Kalu remain grateful that he painstakingly taught them the nuances of the law of Evidence, Torts, Criminal Law and other law courses that effectively equipped them for legal combat in all spheres of human endeavours. That goes to say that as Awa Kalu marks his diamond years on earth, his foot print in the sand of time, particularly in the field of law qualifies him to relish and perhaps appropriate the timeless reflection of George Bernard Shaw.

Divine truth they say is that 'man in the inner recess of his soul essence never achieve happiness nor measured by filthy lucre but rather by the quality of generation next that his life impacted positively to the benefit of mankind.
It therefore stands to reason that inspite of the illustrious accomplishment of Awa Kalu, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, his real bench mark is the galaxy of his ex-students who are dominant figures today in commanding heights of our national life. Awa Kalu, SAN deserves a befitting toast for his contribution to legal education, legal scholarship, advocacy and character moulding. Prominent amongst his former students are Government of the Federation; Chief Ume Kalu, SAN; Elder Paul Ananaba, SAN; Prof. Anselm, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim GCON, Secretary to Attorney-General of Abia State; Mr. J. U.K Igwe, Chidi Odinkalu, Chairman, Human Rights Commission; Chief Emeka Wogu, Hon. Minister of Labour & Productivity; Hon. Uzo Azubuike of the House of Obiaeriri, Associate Professor Chris Anyanwu, Representatives; Chief Chuka Odom, former Minister of State for FCT; Professor Nnamdi Associate Professor Sam Erugo, Dr. K.U.K. Ekwueme, several judges of various State/Federal High Courts, corporate executives etc. As an advocate, Awa Kalu is painstaking. He leaves no stone unturned. He is meticulous and abides always by the ethics and doctrine of the legal profession. He enjoys the respect and admiration of his seniors, mates and juniors alike. In 1989, he was appointed Special Adviser to the Hon. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.

He had the unique opportunity of serving two Attorneys-General in a stretch, Hon. Prince Bola Ajibola SAN and Hon. Sir. Clement Akpamgbo SAN.

It is worthy to note that Awa's tenure and records of advancement of frontiers of legal education alongside Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN (his co-Special Adviser to the duo of Attorney-General of the Federation at the material time) at the Federal Ministry of Justice is yet to be surpassed in recent time. It is on record that Kalu and Osinbajo revitalized the production of all Nigeria Law Reports; revised the Laws of the Federal 1990; mid-wifed the Company and allied Matters Decree 1990 & the BOFID; pioneered the publication of the journal of the Justice Ministry known as JUSTICE, and co-edited numerous books as well as academic publications.

Awa U. Kalu has selflessly served his fatherland diligently and meritoriously. At different times he was Secretary National Committee on Corruption and Economic Crimes; Secretary National Committee on Malpractices in Banks and other Financial Institutions; Member, National Committee on Town Planning Law in Nigeria; Member, Editorial Committee, All Nigeria Law Reports; He was also a member of the Nigerian delegation on the Democratization Process in Ethiopia, 1992; Member, Nigerian Delegation to the 46th and 47th Session of the UN General Assembly 1991 and 1992; Delegate, Human Rights Workshop, Banjul, the Gambia, 1989: he also provided a platform for robust academic and intellectual pursuit vide the publication of Lawyers' Bi-Annual, a journal of Nigeria and Comparative Law of which he is the Editor-in-chief.

On a personal note, I cherished his page on VANGUARD titled "SAN'S PULPIT", very very rich in content! He is a personality!

Credit: copied from Vanguard.

Mindlog:
Happy birthday, Prof.

zangaozanga:
please obi nor dey go church again

Freedom2023:


I hope you are Pro-OBI sir?

DamnnNiggarr:


Happy birthday Prof.

for those that don't know who he is, read below 👇👇👇

Mindlog:


I am Pro-Me.😎

accordadoga28:
This nanu wants to remain relevant politically.

Someone should tell him that by 2031, power returns to the north. 2039 it goes to the south South. By that time he would have become a vegetable.

The 3rd class dummy should stop disturbing himself.

Thank God their propaganda against Ashiwaju did not work. The same Baba dem say no wel has been active for the past two weeks now.

They knew nanu had no track records to use for his campaign and Ashiwaju was the best candidate so propaganda was their only hope and thank God they failed.

He should keep looking for his stolen manhood until 2047 when power will go to the South South

Does anyone know why the man always have a moronic face like the one below?

Freedom2023:
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Lol... After you na u ba?

accordadoga28:
This nanu wants to remain relevant politically.

Someone should tell him that by 2031, power returns to the north. 2039 it goes to the south South. By that time he would have become a vegetable.

The 3rd class dummy should stop disturbing himself.

Thank God their propaganda against Ashiwaju did not work. The same Baba dem say no wel has been active for the past two weeks now.







They knew nanu had no track records to use for his campaign and Ashiwaju was the best candidate so propaganda was their only hope and thank God they failed.

He should keep looking for his stolen manhood until 2047 when power will go to the South South

Does anyone know why the man always have a moronic face like the one below?

Mindlog:


Yes o. Though when Obi came to our City (Cambridge) last year, we did show up .😂😂

accordadoga28:
This nanu wants to remain relevant politically.

Someone should tell him that by 2031, power returns to the north. 2039 it goes to the south South. By that time he would have become a vegetable.

The 3rd class dummy should stop disturbing himself.

Thank God their propaganda against Ashiwaju did not work. The same Baba dem say no wel has been active for the past two weeks now.

They knew nanu had no track records to use for his campaign and Ashiwaju was the best candidate so propaganda was their only hope and thank God they failed.

He should keep looking for his stolen manhood until 2047 when power will go to the South South

Does anyone know why the man always have a moronic face like the one below?