A.leading Constitutional lawyer and renowned human rights activists Prof. Mike Ozekhome SAN, has emerged the winner of The Sun Courage in Leadership Award for 2024.
This is contained in a letter dated November 28, 2024 sent to Chief Ozekhome SAN by Mr. ONUOHA UKEH
Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, The Sun Publishing Limited titled:NOMINATION FOR THE SUN COURAGE IN LEADERSHIP AWARD 2024″
“The Sun Courage in Leadership Award is given to that man or woman who, in the face of risks, daunting challenges, continues to affirm his or her courage for the good of the society.”
The letter read as follows: NOMINATION FOR THE SUN COURAGE IN LEADERSHIP AWARD 2024
On behalf of the Management of Tha Sun Publishing Limited, publishers of Daly Sun, Saturday Sun, Sunday Sun and Sporting Sun, | bring you warm greetings. We felicitate with you on your achievements as an accomplished lawyer who has given his best for public good.
This letter is a follow up to an earlier one informing you of your emergence as winner of The Sun Courage in Leadership Award for 2024.
Your selection for this award was based on merit It is the outcome of a rigorous process that lasted several weeks of debate and scrutiny by our Board of Editors.
Your choice as winner of the Courage in Leadership Award was predicated on the following reasons. : .
We are convinced thet over the years, you have remained as Constant as the Norther star in serving as a voice of the masses. From a humble background, you rose to the pinnacle of the legal practice and the academia.
You have been a man of courage, a product of the Law firm of the legendary Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who is net afraid in speaking your mind, in confronting these in power and in fighting for what you believe Is right.
Even though Mike Ozekhome’s Chambers, which you established, is veritable ground for litigation and Arbitration, banking, Corporate Finance Insurance, Corporate and commercial Law as wall as Insolvency and Debt Recovery, you have used it to fight for the masses and oppressed.
You take up legal cases relating to rule of law, defence of democracy and those that would ensure a better society, no matter the risk involved.
Your exploits as a rights and pro-democracy activist will, In a long time to come, remain fresh in the memory of Nigerians. At different times, you were arrested and detained, beginning from 1986, during the Ibrahim Babangida military regime, when you challenged the government on its mulled intention to remove petroleum subsidy. In fact, you are known to walk where others fear to tread in the quest for justice.
Indeed, a man of many interesting parts, a leading constitution lawyer, holding the rank ior Advocate of Nigeria; human rights activist, pro-democracy campaigner, Commander : Order of the Niger (CON), Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR), professor of Constitutional law, senior advocate of the masses, public affairs analyst and indeed, a prolific writer among others.
Despite your fights in the court room, you are profoundly humane. You are a quintessential philanthropist, silently uplifting numerous individuals through soul-lifting endeavours, including of scholarships to indigent students at all levels of education in the country. Your law firm handle many cases pro-bono.
For fearlessly deploying law as an instrument of socio-economic and political engineering for the reformation of the society, the Board of Editors of The Sun Publishing Limited considers you to receive the Courage in Leadership Award.
The Sun Courage in Leadership Award is given to that man or woman who, in the face of risks, daunting challenges, continues to affirm his or her courage for the good of the society.
The formal presentation of the award will be held at The Sun Awards 2024 ceremony scheduled jos on March 1, 2025.
We invite you to be physically present to receive the award, along with family members, mates, and friends.
Congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
for The Sun Publishing Limited
ONUOHA UKEH
Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief