Zacchaeus Adangor

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Professor Zacchaeus Adangor (SAN), popularly known as Zacchaeus Adangor is the Attorney General of Rivers State. [1] He is Nigerian Politician and the Commissioner for Rivers State Ministry of Justice . He is a renowned Professor of Constitutional Law and Natural Resources with the Faculty of Law, [2] Rivers State University, Port Harcourt . In 2020, he was sworn in as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Also, he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a Knight of Saint Christopher (Ksc). Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor has contributed significantly to the development of Constitutional law in Nigeria. His eruditions have been published widely in both local and international law journals with several book chapters and monographs [3]

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References

  1. "Zacchaeus Adangor (PhD)". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  2. Adangor, Zacchaeus; Emejuru, C.T. (2019). "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2011 AND THE QUEST FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS". Rivers State University Journal of Public Law: 488–514 via Research Gate.
  3. Adangor, Zacchaeus (February 2019). "Sanctity of oath of the office under Nigerian Constitutional Law". The Journal of Jurisprudence, International Law and Contemporary Issues (published 2019). 11 (1): 234 via Research Gate.