My Lord Justice Muhammed Lawal Uwais was a gentleman par excellence!!!
He came to the Supreme Court at a very early age and became one of the longest-serving Justices of the Supreme Court, and finally translated as Chief Justice of the Federation.
He was a member of the old school of Supreme Court Justices and in very good company with Aniagolu Eso Idigbe Obaseki Nnamani Oputa JJSC, etc.
CJN Uwais was known for his extreme frugality and accountability with Judicial Funds, once returning 5 billion Naira to the Federal coffers.
It was my great pleasure to appear before him, and his passing is a great loss.
I express my deepest condolences to Maryam Uwais and all of the Family on the loss of the CJN.
May his memory be a blessing as his Lordship rests eternally
Dr Olisa Agbakoba SAN
