Lagos A-G to Present Book on Supreme Court 

The Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, Mr Lawal Pedro, SAN is set to present a new book. The public presentation of the book titled ‘The Supreme Court of Nigeria: History, Establishment, Jurists & Speeches’ is scheduled on hold on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Providence Hotel, Oba Akinjobi  Way, GRA Ikeja, Lagos State at 11 am.

According to the press release from the Office of the Attorney-General and  personally signed by Mr Pedro, the book foreword written  by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON will have as Chief Launcher, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. 

While the Book Public Presentation and Lecture will be chaired by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, the former NBA President and immediate past Chairman of the Body of Benchers, Mr Adeola Ipaye, former Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria, will review the book. Dr Kemi Pinheiro, SAN will deliver the Public Lecture titled ‘Supreme Court : The Past, The Present and The Future’.

The press release concludes that the  “classical book as so described by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, highlights the Supreme Court as the highest in the hierarchy of courts in Nigeria, its history, establishment, composition and jurisdiction. It brings up to date the Roll Call of the Justices of the Supreme Court with over 40 Valedictory Speeches of the retired Justices of the Supreme Court, that may not be found in any other publication”.