Council Of Legal Education Appoints A New DDG, Uzodinma Mmuozoba For Its Brand-New Campus At Port Harcourt.

The Council of Legal Education, the proprietor of the Nigeria Law School has appointed a Deputy Director-General (DDG) to head its newly created campus at Port Harcourt, Rivers State named after late  Dr Nabo Graham Douglas, SAN.

The new appointee is Mr Chinonso Uzodinma Mmuozoba, a renowned author, teacher and Director of Academics at Bwari campus of the institution.

The Lawyer gathered that the Council at its recent meeting presided over by Chief Emeka Ngige, SAN unanimously approved the recommendation of Prof  Isa Chiroma led management that Mr Mmuozoba, be appointed as a DDG  and posted to Graham Douglas campus.

The multi-billion Naira  campus at Port Harcourt with state of the art facilities is being constructed by the Government of Rivers State under the leadership of Governor Nyesom Wike  (Life Bencher)  with the commissioning date being projected at June this year. Construction work at the campus is going on at 24 hourly basis and has reached advanced stage. If commissioned at the projected date, about 1500 Bar Part II students for the 2022/2023 academic session  would be posted to the brand new campus.

Mr Mmuozoba, a Bar-man par excellence was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1995. He joined the Nigeria Law School in 2001 and has held the positions of director and head of Academics, Dr Augustine Nnamani Campus, Enugu, head, department of Civil Litigation, Professional Ethics & Legal Skills, Corporate Law Practice respectively. As a Bar man he was a member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Nigerian Bar Association, Awka Branch

The erudite law teacher popularly called ‘Onyenkuzi Mmuozoba’ is married with children.