Okey Wali | |
|---|---|
| President of the Nigerian Bar Association | |
| In office July 2012 –July 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bodurin Daudu |
| Succeeded by | Augustine Alegeh (SAN) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 October 1958 Obio-Akpor,Rivers State,Nigeria |
Okey Wali,SAN (born October 29,1958) is a Nigerian lawyer and the 26th president of the Nigerian Bar Association. [1] [2]
Wali was born on October 29,1958,at Obio-Akpor local government area in the metropolis of Port Harcourt,a southern part of Nigeria. [3] He attended the Port Harcourt Township School for his primary education but completed it at St. Paul’s Primary School in Diobu,Port Harcourt. [4] He later attended Baptist High School,Port Harcourt,where he obtained the West African School Certificate in 1973 and proceeded to the University of Buckingham,United Kingdom,where he received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1983. [5] He returned to Nigeria for professional training at the Nigerian Law School in Lagos State and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984. [6]
He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1984. [7] After few years of working experience,he was appointed as secretary of Port Harcourt branch of the NBA in 1992. [8] He later served as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Rivers State before he was elected as the 26th president of the Nigerian Bar Association, [9] having polled 688 votes to defeat Emeka Ngige (SAN),who had 449 votes. [10] He was succeeded by Augustine Alegeh,a senior advocate of Nigeria. [11]
In October 2014,it was reported that Wali was abducted in Rumualogu Town,Akpor City,Rivers State by unknown gunmen and released a few days after the abduction. [12] [13]