Anthony Aniagolu | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
In office January, 1978 –October 1987 | |
Nominated by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
Personal details | |
Born | Udi LGA | October 22, 1922
Died | June 28, 2011 88) | (aged
Alma mater | University of Bristol |
Anthony Aniagolu was a Nigerian judge who served as Chief Judge of Anambra State from 1976 to 1978 and was a justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court from 1978 to 1987. [1] In 1988, he chaired a Constituent Assembly to propose a draft constitution for Nigeria's Third Republic.
Aniagolu was born in Eke to the family of Aniagolu and Monica Onwusi, his father was a farmer; his uncle was Onyeama Onwusi, the Warrant Chief of Eke and he was a cousin of Charles Onyeama, a judge of the World Court. His father died when he was young and he was briefly supported by his uncle until the latter's death in 1933. [2] Aniagolu attended two primary schools in Eke and Udi and then, he was awarded a scholarship to study at Government College, Umuahia; he finished in secondary education at Christ the King College, Onitsha. After completing his education in Onithsa, he was a briefly a teacher at his alma mater and also completed an intermediate law program as an external student. From 1948-1952, he studied at the University of Bristol where he earned his law degree. Thereafter, he established a law practice in Enugu until 1965 when he became a judge of the High Court of Eastern Nigeria.
While practicing law in Enugu, he was a member of the Federal Electoral Commission of Nigeria from 1958 to 1965. In 1963, he became the chairman of Eastern Nigeria Festival of Arts Committee.
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