Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu is a
Nigerian Lawyer
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and the Executive Secretary of the
National Human Rights Commission
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of Nigeria, an independent national institution for the promotion, protection and enforcement of human rights in
Nigeria. In 2021, he was named a
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
Education
Ojukwu obtained his bachelor's degree (LLB) in Law at the Enugu Campus of the
University of Nigeria. In 1998, he completed his master's degree (LLM) in Law at the
University of Lagos, Akoka. Ojukwu also completed an international Human Rights Training Program (IHRTP)
Equitas in
Canada in 2007.
Career
Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu was appointed the State Administrative Secretary/CEO of the
National Electoral Commission (NEC) in
Imo State
Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its n ...
. In 2001, he was appointed as the Special Assistant to the former Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Dr Bukhari Bello, mni, MFR. Ojukwu was later nominated and appointed as the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission by President
Muhammadu Buhari in December, 2021.
References
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Living people
1959 births
University of Nigeria alumni