“Friends of Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN)” recently held a dinner/lecture at The Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos to mark his appointment as Chairman, Council of Legal Education (CLE). The event was jointly chaired by former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and MTN Nigeria Plc Director/Chairman, National Council on Privatization (NCP), Mr. M. K. Ahmad. The dinner lecture on “Rethinking legal education in Nigeria to meet the needs of the 21st century” was delivered by Prof. Fabian Ajogwu (SAN).
Nigeria’s judicial and legal elite were well represented at the event, including Justice Habeeb Abiru of the Court of Appeal; Justice Nelson Ogbuanya of the National Industrial Court; Justice Atuegwu Egwuatu of the Federal High Court; leading maritime lawyer, Mr. Louis Mbanefo (SAN) and father of the guest speaker, Dr. Michael Ajogwu (SAN). Below are other guests at the event.
2..L-r Dr. Judedavid Mbamalu; ChiefEmeka Ngige (SAN); his wife, Mrs. Ogor Ngige; Chief Joe–Kyari Gadzama(SAN) and Second Republic politician and lawyer, Chief Guy Ikokwu. 
4 L-r Director (Academics) at Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus, MallamNasiru Tijani; another lecturer, Mrs Gbemisola Odusote, and Deputy Director (Academics) at Nigerian Law School, Lagos Campus, Mr. James Agaba. 
6…L-r Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN); legal practitioner and university teacher, Mr Wahab Shittu and Director-General of Nigerian Law School, Prof.Isa Ciroma 
7..L-r Chief Emeka Ngige (SAN); former NBA President, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN); Guest Lecturer, Prof. Fabian Ajogwu ( SAN) andChairman, National Council on Privatization (NCP). Mr. M. K. Ahmad
