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'BRIEF PROFILE OF CHIEF CHIBUZO NDUWUEZE ZIGGY AZIKE, KSC

Chief Chibuzo Nduwueze Ziggy Azike was born 19th September, 1959 in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, to Chief & Mrs. Ebenezer Uchegbu Azike of Okohia Osu-Owerre in Isiala Mbano L.G.A. of Imo State. He finished his primary education at the Salvation Army School, Surulere Lagos where he passed the FSLC with Distinction in 1971. He proceeded to St. Gregory’s College, Lagos and passed the WASC in 1976. He was a pioneer student of the Federal School of Arts and Science, Aba, (1976/78) and got 3 A/Level papers; he passed JAMB and was admitted into the University of Nigeria to study law in 1978. He graduated in 1982 with LL.B [Hons], and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School he was called to the Bar in 1983.

Chibuzo Azike served his NYSC at Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, in the Legal Department. After his NYSC in 1984, he was automatically offered employment by the bank for his outstanding performance. He resigned from the Bank in 1989 to go into private legal practice and set up the law firm of CHIBUZO N. ZIGGY AZIKE & CO. after a two month re-orientation stint at Onyeabo Obi & Co.

Chief Azike is a prominent and active figure in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the NBA between 1987 and 1992 and also a member of the NBA executive, Lagos Branch from 1993-1996.

Ziggy Azike is a member of the following: Institute of Directors, Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), International Bar Association (IBA), Capital Market Solicitors Association, Maritime Lawyers Association, Nigeria Britain Association, Life Member Nigeria Society for the Blind, Life Patron Boys Brigade Imo State, Patron Catholic Youth Organisation of Nigeria (Catholic Diocese of Okigwe), Island Club and Ikoyi Club (1938).

Chief Azike was appointed a member of the Presidential Visitation Panel to Federal College of Education Okene in 1999. The President appointed him as a member of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the Fire Incident at the Muritala Mohammed Airport (Local Terminal) Ikeja, Lagos. He was also appointed by the President as a member of the Bureau for Public Enterprise (BPE) Steering Committee on Pension Reforms which assignment yielded the extant Pension Commission. He represented Imo State as a delegate to the National Political Reform Conference Abuja in 2005 where he was the Secretary to the South-East caucus and Secretary to the Igbo Elders Forum. Suffice it to say that he acquits himself creditably in each of these assignments. Chief Azike’s exceptional devotion in the service of humanity and God earned him recognition and admission into the Order of Knighthood of Saint Christopher (KSC) in 1995. In 1996, he was honoured by his people with the traditional chieftaincy title of “Omezimba - Osu-Owerre” in Isiala-Mbano L.G.A., Imo State.

He was conferred with the chieftaincy title of “Nwa-eji amatu” by the Diokpa of Okpanam in Delta State in 1999. So many other titles and recognitions have followed this God fearing man, some of these include: a) Ikeoha Assah-Ubirielem (b) Omezimba Okatta (c) Omezimba Nsu  (d) Odenigbo Ndigbo Lagos State etc (e) Ugoha Nkwesi Kingdom  (f) 50 Men of Integrity in Corporate Nigeria by Thisday Newspapers (2009) etc.

Chief Azike was a member of the Governing Council of Imo State University 1999 – 2003 and Member of the Board Imo State Council of Arts and Culture 1995 – 1997.

In 2007 in consolidation with other law firms legacy firm Chibuzo N. Ziggy Azike & Co. translated to Adroit Lex & Co. Attorneys At law and Omezimba Ziggy Azike became the Principal Counsel of the Lagos Practice. Adroit Lex & Co. have other offices in Abuja.

An accomplished and outstanding lawyer, Ziggy is a Notary Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is also a member of the Body of Benchers which is the body of Legal Practitioners of the highest distinction. (Section 3 of the Legal Practitioners Act)

Ziggy is a philanthropist and supporter of missionary work in several mission fields all over the world; he is happily married to Lady Chinyere Nneji and they are blessed with Children, he is a mentor to hundreds of youths and sponsors several in various institutions. In October 2010, Chief Chibuzo Nduwueze Ziggy Azike Ksc became a voluntary blood donor at LUTH, and he has been donating blood since then.

Boss Mustapha Esq. Principal Counsel Adroit Lex & Co. (Abuja Office)