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He was conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) awards in 1980 and 2000 respectively

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais has died. He died on Eid-el-Kabir day at the age of 89. Uwais, who served for 11 years from 1995 - 2006 as CJN died in Abuja on Friday.

Born on June 12, 1936, in Zaria, Kaduna State, Justice Uwais was called to the Bar at Middle Temple, London, in 1963 after graduating from the University of London. He was thereafter enrolled at the Nigerian Bar on 17th January 1964 and later that same year posted to the Ministry of Justice of the Northern Nigeria as a Pupil State Counsel, Senior State Counsel (1966-1970) from where he rose through the rank to eventually become the Solicitor –General and Permanent Secretary of the North-Central in 1971.

He was elevated to the Bench as Acting Judge of the High Courts of North Central, Benue –Plateau and North Eastern States of Nigeria and later Chief Judge, of Kaduna State (1973-1976). On 1st January 1977, he was appointed a Justice of the Court of Appeal, and in August 1979 at age 43 he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. This earned the late jurist the nickname “baby of the court.” In 1995, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council following the retirement of CJN Muhammed Bello. Having attained the statutory retirement age of 70 for Apex Court judges with a little over 33 years in judicial office, His Lordship retired June 12, 2006.

Justice Uwais was renowned for his commitment to judicial reforms and the independence of the judiciary. After his retirement, he chaired the Electoral Reform Committee in 2007, which produced the “Uwais Report.”The report recommended significant changes to Nigeria’s electoral system, including the establishment of an independent electoral offences commission and reforms to the appointment process of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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One of the longest serving chief justice of the federation.
RIP.

Chai! Rest in peace sir.

May his soul rest in peace!

End of an era

Jubril Aminu and now Uwais

Which yeye era end?

MrMcJay:
End of an era

Now a new chapter begins for him, everyone must taste dead even the chief lawmaker/interpreter...hope you did your job without fear or favor

Rest in peace sir.

R.i.p

May his soul rest in peace.

My the lord almighty judge him accordingly

CJN Uwais is gone 🕯

This life ehn. We come and go.

The one wey him pikin go Syria go ISIS

Hmmm

Famous Uwais report for Electoral reform..


All men will die.

The world is no one's home.
May God continue to protect and comfort the living.

Now devil will show him his record

Unavoidable

Blackman7:
My the lord almighty judge him accordingly

He lived a good life, but his son almost tarnished his family name

Everyman shall taste death

RIP sir....your reign in supreme Court was remarkably revered but not with APC judges we have now ,that is more of injustice of the federation

Now ready to face his own judgement...

This life shaaa ....

Heaven clerk; Yes may we help you, why are you here?

ExCJN; I am a chief Judge from Nigeria...

Heaven Clerk: Okay are you ready to face Judgement?

ExCJN; how do you mean...?

Justice Uwais ... I knew that name growing up from NTA 9:00pm news

A chief judge that'll now face the Judge of all judges...

R. I. P. Tell them over there that the country you left is worse now.

Justice Uwais lived a life of impact, integrity, and nation-building. His legacy, especially in judicial reforms and electoral integrity, will continue to shape Nigeria’s legal and democratic future. May his soul rest in perfect peace, and may his vision for a just Nigeria live on.

May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.

bolaayenimo:
Jubril Aminu and now Uwais

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