Called To Bar At The Age Of 20; Meet The Youngest Lawyer In Nigeria – Esther Chukwuemeka.
A young lady identified as Esther Chukwuemeka has been tagged the youngest Nigerian lawyer to be called to Bar.
According to reports, she was denied admission into a Nigerian University for being too young.
She was called to Bar at the age of 20, according to Barrister NG.
Popular Nigerian comedienne, Lepacious Bose shared her story on her Instagram page and said the girl is from Okigwe, Imo State.
She reportedly finished secondary school at the age of 13 and got admission into ABSU, but the school denied her admission citing that she was underage.
Her father then sent her to India to study Law and she graduated with flying colors after which she returned to Nigeria for Law School.
She wrote the Bar final exam and was among the successful students.
She has now been called to bar as a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Read What She Wrote Below
“All hail Barrister Esther Chukwuemeka, the Nigerian youngest Lawyer called to Bar today at the Young age of 20…. Yep you read that right 20 years old!!! If you are a lawyer and you attended Nigerian university then you know say na work she do!!!
In our generation when you add ASUU, NASU strikes plus students riots hmmm graduating at 25 sef was a testimony!!!
Well done Esther 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
A brilliant young girl from Okigwe, she finished her secondary school at the age of 13, passed her SSCE and got admission in ABSY, but the school denied her the admission citing that she’s underaged.
Her father picked up the challenge and went her to India to study law, she graduated with flying colours then came back to Nigeria and studied at Nigeria Law School for her Bar Part 1 program which is compulsory for all students from foreign university.
Upon her successful passing of Bar part one program, she wrote Bar final exam and was among the successful students.
She is called to Bar as a solicitor and advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Congratulations to Nigeria’s youngest Barrister.”
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Called To Bar At The Age Of 20; Meet The Youngest Lawyer In Nigeria – Esther Chukwuemeka.
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